Last month Bad Boy Entertainment CEO, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, was arrested on human trafficking charges and held without bond [click here if you missed that].
Diddy made his first appearance in court today and the trial date has been set...
From ABC News
The six trafficking trial against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is set to begin May 5, a judge announced Thursday.
The trial is expected to last about a month, but prosecutors said the length could change if more charges are added.
Combs is already charged with six trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy. Prosecutors allege he ran an "enterprise that he engaged in six trafficking, forced labor or, kidnapping, arson and other crimes," according to the indictment unsealed last month.
"Our investigation is very much ongoing," prosecutor Emily Johnson said. The possibility of a superseding indictment could affect the length of the trial, she added.
Combs will remain behind bars indefinitely after a federal appeals court declined to immediately release him while a three-judge panel considers whether he deserves bail.
Combs appeared in court Thursday wearing a beige jail uniform. He was not handcuffed but did have silver shackles on his ankles. He embraced his attorneys and waved to his mother and sons as he walked into the courtroom.
Prosecutors said federal authorities have seized 100 electronic devices from Combs and are still working to extract data from all of them.
Authorities seized 51 devices from Combs' Los Angeles mansion during a raid last March. They seized 36 devices that same day from his Miami estate, and nine devices were taken from Combs himself during a search while he was at a private airport in Florida.
Authorities subsequently seized Combs' phone the night of his arrest and seized three additional devices following a search of his Manhattan hotel room.
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