Jury deliberations in the high-profile sex-trafficking case of Sean “Diddy” Combs are underway for the second day.
After five and a half hours of deliberations without a unanimous verdict on Monday, the 12 New Yorkers on the jury arrived at Manhattan federal court at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Judge Arun Subramanian swiftly addressed the jury’s concern over the drug distribution element of the racketeering conspiracy charge – a central legal issue in Combs’s case.
It followed another concern raised Monday to Subramanian after he gave legal instructions, about 10 minutes after deliberations began. “We have a juror, number 25, who we are concerned cannot follow your honor’s instructions,” it read.
In response, Subramanian urged the jury to continue deliberating and reminded all members of their duty to follow his instructions.
Combs is facing two counts of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, and one count of racketeering conspiracy. Combs was arrested in September 2024 as federal authorities alleged he threatened, abused, and coerced victims “to fulfill his sexual desires” between 2004 and 2024.
