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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister

Prosecutors set to rest as sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs nears end

Sexual-Misconduct-Diddy - (Elizabeth Williams)

The cross-examination of the prosecution’s final witness at Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking trial on Tuesday brought the government close to ending its over six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven.

Defense lawyer Teny Geragos highlighted numerous text messages Combs exchanged over the past decade with two former girlfriends in a bid to show that the women were enthused about frequent multiday sex marathons that included male sex workers. She did so while questioning the final witness: Joseph Cerciello, a Homeland Security Investigations agent.

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