Diddy‘s attempt to get a major piece of evidence thrown out in his upcoming racketeering and sex trafficking trial has failed. On Friday (May 9), Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that the results of searches of the mogul’s homes, person, cell phones, and iCloud accounts will be allowed to be used in the courtroom.
Back in February, Diddy sought to suppress evidence found as a result of four 2024 warrants, covering the raids of his Los Angeles and Miami residences, along with the searches of two of his cell phones and his iCloud accounts. His legal team called the government’s applications to get the warrants “intentionally misleading” and “grossly distorted.”
In large part, their argument centered around the claim that in their applications, the government ignored evidence painting the mogul’s so-called “Freak Offs” as consensual, particularly those involving Cassie Ventura (referred to as “Victim-1” in court documents).
On Friday, Judge Subramanian denied Diddy’s request to throw out the results of the searches, writing that the Bad Boy head had failed to show that the government’s applications were “intentionally misleading.” He said that at the time of the search, the feds had probable cause to believe “that Combs physically abused Victim-1, that he coerced her using blackmail, and that she didn’t want to participate in some Freak Offs.”
The rapper and entertainment mogul, born Sean Combs, is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The 55-year-old could be sentenced to life in jail if found guilty. Check out our summary of week one of his trial here.
