Jury to start deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

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00:00After seven explosive weeks in court in the federal trial of music mogul, Sean Diddy Combs,

00:06prosecutors summed up their case by painting a chilling picture of Diddy

00:09as the head of a criminal enterprise built on power, violence and fear.

00:16Maureen Comey arguing Diddy, who's accused of crimes including sex trafficking and racketeering,

00:21believed he was untouchable, a god among men.

00:25Experts say convincing jurors on all the charges will be a challenge.

00:30I think it's pretty clear that the charge of transporting somebody across state lines

00:34in order to further prostitution is the government's easiest case.

00:38There's evidence that people were brought across state lines,

00:42that Mr. Combs paid money for flights, for hotels, made arrangements for meetings in hotels.

00:47The tougher charges are going to be the RICO racketeering charges and the sex trafficking charges.

00:53I think the government has a bit of an uphill battle proving those.

00:56That's really going to depend upon how credible they found the government's chief witnesses.

01:00Diddy's defence dismissed the prosecution's narrative,

01:04arguing the star's romantic relationships were messy, not criminal,

01:08calling them complicated love stories.

01:11His attorney even making light of the alleged freak-offs

01:14and the testimony of women who were in long-term relationships with Combs,

01:17arguing that Diddy was not the only man in America making homemade porn.

01:22But the government's key witness, Cassie Ventura, may have been the case's turning point.

01:28Cassie Ventura was very compelling.

01:31And what's even more compelling about her testimony is that it was corroborated by many, many people.

01:38And then you have his own assistants that testified.

01:41And they talked about the threatening nature of the enterprise,

01:45the threatening nature of working for Sean Combs.

01:49Twelve jurors now hold Diddy's fate in their hands.

01:52If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars.

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