Diddy test day 34 wrap-up: Protection attempts to reframe supposed sex trafficking as ‘among the excellent modern-day romance’

It had not been sex trafficking. It was “among the excellent modern-day romance.”

That’s exactly how attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs in their closing disagreement on Friday mounted for the court the globe of supposed physical violence, medicines and choreographed orgies at the heart of the government instance versus one the largest super stars in the songs globe.

After jurors listened to weeks of testament regarding exactly how Combs supposedly utilized medicines, physical violence and hazards to push ladies like his long time partner Cassie Ventura right into sex with male companions, defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo said that Combs and Ventura had a “lovely connection” that was polluted by envy and extramarital relations.

” You will certainly sob. You will certainly review proof with an exhibition sticker label on it and you will certainly sob. A few of one of the most lovely points ever before claimed,” Agnifilo claimed regarding the sms message in between Combs and Ventura that were main items of proof in the event. “They are absolutely crazy with each various other, which is what specifies their connection.”

Combs’ connection with Ventura and an additional lady that indicated under the pseudonym “Jane” go to the facility of government district attorneys’ criminal instance versus Combs. They say Combs love-bombed the ladies, pushed them right into taking part in days-long sex events called “fanatic offs” or “resort evenings,” after that utilized physical violence and hazards to guarantee they remained silent regarding Combs’ voyeurism.

After district attorneys offered an extensive virtually five-hour closing declaration on Thursday, Agnifilo reacted with a four-hour summation where he honestly buffooned the prosecution’s instance at numerous factors and recommended Comb was unjustly targeted by police over his exclusive sex life.

” Give thanks to benefits for the unique action group. They discovered the child oil. They discovered the AstroGlide,” Agnifilo claimed, referencing the thousands of containers of lubricating substances claimed to have actually been recuperated from Combs’ home. “The only criminal activity scene is your exclusive sex life.”

While Agnifilo recognized that Combs could have taken part in residential physical violence or endangered to launch sex tapes of his enchanting companions, Agnifilo said Combs is blameless of the fees he encounters, consisting of the claims he utilized his service realm to run a criminal company committed to satisfying his sex-related hungers.

Combs is billed with racketeering conspiracy theory, sex trafficking and transport to take part in hooking. He has actually begged blameless and his lawyers have actually urged that residential physical violence and substance abuse are not the concerns in the criminal instance that has actually inhabited the papers and headings for weeks. His defense attorney preserve that all sex-related experiences were consensual. Combs encounters the opportunity of a life sentence, if founded guilty on all matters.

The court of 8 guys and 4 ladies are readied to start mulling over Combs’ destiny Monday early morning, after the court managing the instance advises them on the fees and exactly how to use the regulation to the testament they have actually listened to considering that mid-May.

Protection attempts to reject testament from affirmed targets

Jurors listened to 13 days of testament from 3 affirmed targets, that took the stand to assist district attorneys construct their instance versus Combs. Ventura, a vocalist and long time partner of Combs, and “Jane” indicated Combs pushed them to join the sex events– being afraid physical violence or reputational injury if they declined. A previous aide, that indicated under the name “Mia,” claimed the rap magnate sexually attacked and raped her.

Throughout his summation, Agnifilo attempted to try the reputation of each of the ladies, saying they were inspired by cash which district attorneys “overemphasized” their cases versus Combs.

The protection cast Ventura as a stunning lady that enjoyed sex, looking for to weaken the federal government’s representation of her as a sufferer of sex trafficking.

” When she had not been with Sean Combs she was with Michael B. Jordan,” Agnifilo claimed of the motion picture celebrity. “He’s one of the most good-looking guy worldwide. She’s not playing around. She goes to a high degree. She has sex-related self-confidence. Great for her. She’s not gripping her pearls.”

Like Ventura, “Jane” was no trafficking target, the defense attorney insisted, claiming “she’s concurring” to the type of sex with male woman of the streets that Combs preferred.

” She regrets it. She dislikes him for it. That came later on,” Agnifilo claimed. “She consented to it. That’s all you require to understand, and we can be finished with it.”

Agnifilo contested government district attorneys’ opinion that Combs utilized paying “Jane’s” $10,000 month-to-month lease as take advantage of to push her to take part.

” Your house is a motion of generosity, of modesty, of niceness,” Agnifilo claimed. “I wish she’s farewell. I do not understand what she’s doing however I understand she’s doing it in a residence he spent for.”

Dealing with the claims of sexual offense and rape made by “Mia,” Combs’ lawyer said the sex-related experiences were volunteer. He highlighted the gushing birthday celebration message she sent out Combs one year to recommend their connection had actually gone across from the expert right into the enchanting.

Protection attempts to take apart racketeering predicates

In action to district attorneys’ claims that Combs utilized security personnel, personnel and aides to devote criminal offenses, Agnifilo buffooned district attorneys for recommending that Combs’ activities belonged to a wider criminal company.

” Are you joke me? Are you joke me?” Agnifilo claimed. “If racketeering conspiracy theory had a contrary, it would certainly be [Combs and Ventura’s] connection.”

Agnifilo attempted to distance Combs from several of the underlying criminal offenses that district attorneys claim Combs consented to devote with various other participants of the supposed business, consisting of arson, kidnapping and bribery.

District attorneys affirmed Combs managed the firebombing of the deluxe cars of the rap artist Youngster Cudi after discovering the fellow artist was seeing Ventura in 2011. Agnifilo called the insurance claim “rubbish” and said no proof straight connected Combs to the criminal activity.

” There is no proof, I suggest no proof, that he had anything to do with the Porsche,” Agnifilo claimed.

Federal district attorneys said Combs and his affiliates were bothered with being detained after the assault on Ventura captured on 2016 resort security video cameras and looked for to approach a security personnel in return for the video footage. Agnifilo claimed Combs had a various objective– suspect of resort personnel.

” Cash is included, and individuals desire a cash advance,” Agnifilo claimed, informing the court resort personnel might have agreed to market video clip of a person as renowned as Combs. “They’re not bothered with the authorities.”

In staccato statements, Agnifilo examined the claims of Combs’ single individual aide, Capricorn Clark, that indicated she was compelled to send to a five-day lie detector examination after Combs’ fashion jewelry went missing out on. District attorneys claimed that totaled up to kidnapping.

” She went home. Daily. So, what is the federal government affirming?” Agnifilo half-shouted. “I believe that she was uncertain. She was not abducted.”

District attorney claims Combs “caught” his targets

After hours of protection closing disagreements, district attorney Maurene Comey resolved the court. She knocked the protection summation for insinuating the ladies “desired it,” informing jurors it resisted reasoning to assume Ventura desired a companion to pee on her or to undergo various other aspects of the sex sessions.

” What we’re speaking about is remaining in a dark resort space, awake for days, covered in oil, commonly with a [urinary tract infection], in heels, with your pelvic location aching … making love for hours, consisting of with unfamiliar people,” Comey claimed. “The protection desired you to think Cassie and Jane desired that. That’s absurd on its face.”

Comey informed jurors they need to locate one freak-off when Combs understood he was utilizing pressure, fraudulence or browbeating to get Ventura or Jane’s conformity in order to found guilty Combs of sex trafficking.

” The offender never ever believed the ladies he abused would certainly have the guts to speak up loud regarding what he had actually finished with him,” Comey claimed. “For twenty years, the offender escaped his criminal offenses. That finishes in this court room.”