Jury selection in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial proceeds for a second day

NEW YORK AP Jury selection resumed for a second day in the sex trafficking trial of Sean Diddy Combs as a federal judge and lawyers worked Tuesday to find a dozen New Yorkers who believe they can be fair despite any opinions they may have developed about the music mogul Prosecutors say Combs exploited his fame and fortune to sexually abuse women and destroy young lives while defense attorneys say he engaged in sexual activity with consenting adults The majority of prospective jurors questioned on Tuesday morning were disqualified after lawyers for Combs and prosecutors cited flaws in their answers to questions designed to see if they can be fair and unbiased Several who were eliminated from the jury pool had seen or heard media reports related to the affair including chosen who declared they saw a video in which Combs was hitting and kicking one of his accusers in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in But one man who had written on a questionnaire that the video left him with the impression of an angry hostile person who is entitled was not dismissed from the jury pool After the video aired on CNN last year Combs apologized saying I take full responsibility for my actions in that video I was disgusted then when I did it I m disgusted now Judge Arun Subramanian was seeking to build a pool of prospective jurors from which a panel of jurors and several alternates can be chosen Nineteen were chosen on Monday and six more by noon Tuesday Opening statements are scheduled to be presented on March for a trial projected to last up to two months Combs has pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment charging him with leading a racketeering conspiracy from to that resulted in various crimes including kidnapping arson bribery and sex trafficking The Bad Boy Records founder has been held without bail since his arrest at a Manhattan hotel last September