USA Today
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs want to know details of the evidence the government has against him as they mount a defense for the music mogul‘s 2025 trial.
In a Tuesday court filing obtained by USA TODAY, Combs’ legal team addressed U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in a letter requesting a ruling that would require prosecutors “to identify its alleged victims” who helped them build a case against Combs. The 54-year-old is accused of using his status in the industry to engage in a “recurrent and widely known” pattern of abuse involving sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York “opposes disclosure of alleged victims’ names at this stage,” Combs’ lawyers claim.
In a letter dated Oct. 7 that was included as an exhibit, his defense asked prosecutors for the identities of the music mogul’s alleged victims, writing, “In order for Mr. Combs to defend against the charges against him effectively, it is imperative that he know the identity of the alleged victims. … Accordingly, we demand that the government provide the names of all individuals it considers to be victims of Mr. Combs’ alleged criminal conduct.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.
Combs has maintained his innocence, pleading not guilty to all federal criminal charges amid mounting civil lawsuits over the past year accusing him of sexual assault, abuse, battery and sex trafficking, among other allegations.
