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A federal grand jury has been repeatedly convening within the persevering with felony investigation into music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, three sources instructed CNN.
Jurors on Thursday had been anticipated to listen to from a witness who claims he’s in possession of movies that allegedly include footage of celebrities doubtlessly being victimized by Combs, one of many sources mentioned.
Lawyer Ariel Mitchell instructed CNN that one in all her shoppers was summoned to testify in entrance of the grand jury on Thursday. This shopper, a person, has not filed any fits in opposition to Combs and isn’t claiming to be a sufferer of his alleged misconduct, based on Mitchell. He’s a witness, she says, with info and proof about accusations of sexual abuse and different misconduct by Combs, a few of which allegedly contain celebrities.
“We’re right here to adjust to the court docket’s order,” Mitchell instructed CNN over the telephone, disclosing her shopper’s identification. (CNN will not be publishing his title, presently.)
Mitchell has additionally represented two feminine accusers of Combs. In a kind of instances, she requested the court docket to withdraw, citing “undermining habits and questionable antics” by her shopper.
When contacted by CNN, the US Lawyer’s Workplace for the Southern District of New York declined to remark.
Representatives for Combs didn’t reply to CNN’s request for remark relating to grand jury testimony. He has pleaded not responsible to federal costs of intercourse trafficking, racketeering and transportation to interact in prostitution and denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
“In court docket, the reality will prevail: that Mr. Combs by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody—man or girl, grownup or minor,” attorneys for Combs beforehand instructed CNN in a press release.
In an earlier submitting, attorneys for Combs accused legal professionals for a few of his accusers as having made “shockingly prejudicial and false allegations of sexual assault and abuse of minors”
Since Combs’ arrest final month, prosecutors have mentioned a number of instances that the federal government’s investigation into Combs is ongoing and energetic. On the day the three-charge indictment in opposition to Combs was unsealed in September, US Lawyer for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, inspired victims to “come ahead and to do it rapidly.”
At a listening to earlier this month, prosecutor Emily Johnson mentioned that extra costs or defendants could possibly be added to the case.
A supply acquainted with the federal investigation previously told CNN that new accusers and witnesses have met with federal brokers since Combs was arrested.
“The grand jury is at all times assembly. That is an ongoing investigation,” a supply acquainted with the present state of the investigation instructed CNN on Thursday.
A separate supply, additionally acquainted with components of the investigation mentioned, “The grand jury has by no means stopped.”
Information of this week’s grand jury testimony comes as the federal government indicated in a brand new public submitting Wednesday that it has generated discovery materials that features video, audio and textual content messages from greater than 60 of Combs’ personal units and iCloud accounts. Of their 49-page submitting, the federal government alleges that the forthcoming materials will embrace extra communications with witnesses and victims, information associated to “Freak Offs” and financial institution information displaying funds to victims.
Combs’ felony trial is tentatively set to start in Might 2025. Since final November, Combs has additionally been accused in additional than two dozen civil instances of sexual assault or different misconduct, which he has denied.
CNN’s Kara Scannell contributed to this story.