Sean "Diddy" Combs utilizó "la violencia y el miedo" para liderar una empresa criminal que le ayudó a someter a dos de sus ex novias al tráfico sexual, dijo una fiscal de EE.UU. en su alegato final en el juicio del magnate de la música.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing serious charges in a U.S. court, where prosecutors allege he used violence and intimidation to run a criminal enterprise that enabled the sex trafficking of two former girlfriends. During closing arguments, the prosecution highlighted testimony about drug-fueled parties and coercion, as well as messages from an alleged victim expressing fear of losing financial support if she did not comply.

Combs' defense team maintains that the sexual acts were consensual and denies any conspiracy, arguing that employees were unaware of any wrongdoing and that drugs were for personal use. The jury is set to deliberate on whether Combs' actions constituted criminal conduct or merely poor personal behavior, with a conviction carrying a minimum 15-year prison sentence.

'Diddy' utilizaba la violencia para traficar con mujeres, según el fiscal al cierre del juicio

La familia del magnate de la música Sean Diddy Combs salió de la corte Jueves al sonido de abucheos de los espectadores. Los fiscales acababan de presentar sus alegatos finales, diciendo que Combs utilizó la violencia y el miedo para conducir una empresa criminal, que le ayudó a someter a dos de sus antiguas novias al tráfico sexual. Si es condenado por todos los cargos de conspiración de crimen organizado, tráfico sexual y transporte para ejercer la prostitución, el fundador de Bad Boy Records se enfrenta a un mínimo de 15 años de prisión y podría ser condenado a cadena perpetua. El jueves, la fiscal Kristi Slavik dijo que Combs utilizó el poder, la violencia y el miedo para obtener lo que quería. Durante seis semanas de testimonio, las ex novias de Combs testificaron que tomaron parte en fiestas sexuales de varios días de duración con trabajadores sexuales masculinos, llamadas freak-offs, mientras que Combs miraba, se masturbaba y a veces filmaba. Slavik llamó la atención de los miembros del jurado a los mensajes de texto que habían visto, donde un presunto abuso sexual víctima dijo que se sentía obligada a participar en las actuaciones por temor Combs podría dejara de pagarle el alquiler. También dijo que para condenar a Combs, los jurados sólo necesitan encontrar que una de las docenas de freak-offs fue el resultado de la coacción de Combs. Los abogados defensores han argumentado que Combs no tenía forma de saber que sus ex novias eran no participaban voluntariamente y dicen que los actos sexuales fueron consentidos. Se espera que la defensa haga su propio alegato final el viernes. El ex fiscal federal Robert Mintz dice que el jurado tendrá que considerar si los empleados fueron presionados para ocultar el comportamiento de Combs. La pregunta realmente para los jurados es si creen o no que esto era sólo mala personal conducta del Sr. Combs o si realmente utilizó su negocio como una empresa dando dinero a la gente, pagándoles para que guardaran silencio, amenazándoles si hablaban públicamente sobre esto con el fin de promover sus actos criminales. Y eso va a ser un reto difícil y los jurados van a tener que resolverlo. Los abogados de Combs han argumentado que no hubo conspiración en parte porque sus empleados no eran conscientes de nada inapropiado acerca de las actuaciones sexuales. También argumentaron que cualquier droga que consiguieron para su jefe era para su uso personal. Combs, rapero y empresario conocido por convertir a artistas como Notorious B.I.G. y Usher en estrellas, ha estado detenido en una prisión federal en Brooklyn desde su 2024 de septiembre arrestos. Se espera que el jurado comience las deliberaciones a última hora del viernes o el lunes.

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