Combs, 54, has pleaded not guilty to charges lodged against him last month.

A May 5 trial date has been set for Sean “Diddy” Combs to face sex trafficking charges. Combs was taken to Manhattan federal court from a Brooklyn jail for the Thursday afternoon appearance.

A May 5 trial date has been set for Sean

NEW YORK (AP) — A May 5 trial date was set Thursday for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to face sex trafficking charges.Combs appeared before Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan federal court. After entering the courtroom, he gave a hearty hug to each of his lawyers and smiled as he spoke with them. The judge also set deadlines for lawyers on each side to submit arguments that will establish the boundaries for a trial that Combs' lawyers want to start in April or May. He set another date for Combs to appear in court in December, though he said lawyers may decide it is not necessary.Combs, 54, has pleaded not guilty to charges lodged against him last month, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking based on allegations that date back to 2008.At Thursday's hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson said 96 electronic devices were seized in raids in March on Combs' residences in Miami and Los Angeles and at an unspecified private airport in Florida. She said another four devices were seized when…

NEW YORK (AP) — A May 5 trial date was set Thursday for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to face sex trafficking charges. Combs appeared before Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan federal court. After entering the courtroom, he gave a hearty hug to each of his lawyers and smiled as he spoke with them. The […]

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is aiming for a trial on sex trafficking charges in the spring, according to his attorneys who addressed a judge on Wednesday.

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs say the jailed hip-hop mogul is seeking to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring.