The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs opened in May 2025 at the Southern District Court in Manhattan, where the music mogul faces a sweeping set of charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and coercive control. The courtroom has become a stage for unsettling testimony, with a growing list of witnesses sharing deeply personal accounts of alleged abuse, intimidation, and exploitation.
So far, seven people have testified under oath, a mix of former partners, employees, performers, and close associates. Their statements have helped prosecutors build a case around what they describe as a long-running system of power and control orchestrated by Combs. Here's what we know.
