For seven weeks, a jury in Manhattan listened to the prosecutors who presented a criminal sex and racketeering case against Sean “Diddy” Combs. They heard his ex-girlfriends and other witnesses deliver stories of violence and sex marathons fueled by drugs. The jury is expected to start the deliberations on Monday, June 30.

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In the end, they must decide if Combs directed a criminal business, as the government says, or lived a swingers lifestyle, according to its defense. His lawyer insisted that the way of life included the consumption of recreational drugs and, unfortunately, domestic violence. The response will determine the future of one of the greatest musical magnates and cultural figures of the last four decades.

If he was found guilty, Combs, 55, would risk 15 years in life prison. Here is what you need to know about the case of Diddy before the deliberations of the jury.

What accusations was the jury weighed against Diddy?

The triple winner of a Grammy Award pleaded not guilty to five crime charges. They understand: a racketeering chief; two sexual trafficking leaders by force, fraud or coercion; And two transport managers to engage in prostitution.

Prosecutors say that the combs have forced women in abusive sexual parts involving hired male sex workers. They allegedly alleged that he had assured their compliance with drugs like cocaine and threats to their career. He also, according to the government, the victims have silenced the victims by blackmail and violence which included the kidnapping, the criminal fire and the blows.

“He is the leader of a criminal business. He does not take no response,” American lawyer Christy Slavik said in his closing arguments on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Combs lawyer, Marc Agnifilodepicts the founder of Bad Boys Records as a victim of too zealous prosecutors. Defense lawyer said the exaggerated government of Diddy’s lifestyle and recreational drug consumption to bring charges that led to what he called a “false trial”.

What is racketeering?

The most serious accusation, the racket conspiracy, alleged that Combs led a criminal business for two decades. He would have relied on bodyguards, household staff, personal assistants and others on his orbit to facilitate and cover crimes. Federal prosecutors brought the accusation under the law on influenced and corrupt organizations, or Rico. Congress adopted federal law in 1970 with the aim of targeting organized crime, but its use was more widespread.

To prove the accusation, prosecutors must show that a company existed and was involved in a racketeering activity model. In this case, this alleged activity includes kidnapping, criminal fire, corruption and sex traffic.

Key evidence for the Diddy jury to consider

At the start of the trial, the prosecutors showed jurors the 2016 security video of Sean Combs beating and cutting her former longtime girlfriend, CassieIn a hotel in Los Angeles. The R&B singer said that the assault had taken place as she was trying to leave one of the sexual meetings. Witnesses say that Combs has described acts as “freak-offs” or “hotel nights”. The jurors have seen many explicit clips of these meetings, some involving Cassie and others involving a subsequent girlfriend. She then testified under the pseudonym “Jeanne.”

The two exs took a position. Cassie declared over four days that she had participated in hundreds of monsters with professional sex, while she and Combs were in a relationship from 2007 to 2018. She said that she often had the impression that she had no choice. She continued Combres in 2023, alleging years of abuse. He was content with $ 20 million in a few hours and dozens of similar prosecution followed. Many are still pending.

Meanwhile, Jane said for six days that she was romantically involved in the bands of 2021 bands until her arrest in September in a New York hotel. She too felt forced to have sex with foreigners hired in sexual marathons of several days while Combs looked.

In addition, the testimony also included hours of SMS exchanges. Some of these texts, that an inquiry on internal security in loud, involved combs or other people on its orbit. In all, 34 people took a position, all called by the accusation. Sean Combs has not testified.

How will the deliberations of the jury work?

Judge Arun Subramanian will give instructions from the jurors on Monday, June 28 before sending them to deliberate inside the Manhattan Federal Justice Palace. The jury of eight men and four women must decide unanimously if each accusation is guilty or not guilty. This means that the 12 jurors must agree. If the jurors do not reach an agreement, they could come back and say that they are deadlocked.

Traditionally, the judge will then encourage them to continue to deliberate, but if they could not reach a consensus, the judge would decide to declare a trial.

Although it is not clear in which direction the jury looks at, it should be noted that Diddy has already been lucky in the courtroom. In 2001, he was acquitted as part of a shooting of a nightclub for which his artist Shyne suffered a 10 -year sentence.

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Associated press staff contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.