The Trial: Evidence
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Who is the alleged victim in the USA v. Sean Combs case?
In the last few days of USA v Sean Combs, we've heard from more former employees of Combs, as well as celebrity stylist Deontay Nash. But most notably, Diddy's alleged victim going by the pseudonym Mia. Mia worked for Sean Combs, first as a personal assistant and then as a director of development and acquisitions for his film business. She said the highs were really high and the lows were really, really low. She testified that she often didn't sleep while working for Combs, including one stint where she was up for five days. Mia told jurors that Combs threw things at her, threw her against a wall, and he also sexually assaulted her. When prosecutors asked if she could leave whenever she wanted, Mia answered, I wasn't allowed.
What are the key testimonies from former employees?
I'd have to ask permission. Her testimony is meant, at least in part, to convince the jury that Combs used forced labor as part of his alleged criminal enterprise. Cross-examination is expected to begin late Friday morning. On Tuesday, another former employee, Capricorn Clark, testified that she'd been kidnapped while working for Combs. She told the jury that Combs and a bodyguard showed up at her apartment with a gun and made her go with them to Scott Meschede's house, aka rapper Kid Cudi. On Cross, the defense tried to dispute it was a kidnapping, suggesting Clark had previously told defense attorneys she went with Combs to prevent him from doing something stupid and clarifying that he didn't point the gun at her.
Forced labor and kidnapping are both part of the racketeering conspiracy count Combs is facing. He's pled not guilty. At one point Wednesday, the defense requested a mistrial when an arson investigator from the Los Angeles Fire Department was testifying. While it's the first time the defense requested a mistrial, it probably won't be the last. This is Bad Rap, the case against Diddy. I'm Brian Buckmeyer, an ABC News legal contributor and practicing attorney. This episode... That's right. Today, we're talking evidence. What the jury has seen so far, how it becomes part of the trial, and how both sides can use it to support witness testimony. My guest today is Peter Haralambous, a producer with ABC's investigative unit, and he also works with the visual verification team, which authenticates photos and videos from around the internet to make sure the news that you get is real and true.
Peter was a paralegal before going into journalism, and one of the things he did as a paralegal was preparing evidence for jurors at trial in the Southern District of New York. Yeah, the very same court where Diddy is being tried. And evidence has actually become Peter's expertise while covering the Diddy trial.
How has technology changed courtroom evidence presentation?
He collects exhibits filed in court and gets them ready for broadcast, making sure the right redactions are made for our audiences. He's the keeper of a giant spreadsheet where he logs all of the evidence publicly available from both the prosecution and the defense. Peter, let's take our listeners inside the courtroom. You know, what strikes me when I enter federal courtrooms these days is that each of the jurors and the alternates have a very large screen in front of them. Peter, can you talk to us about how the technology in the courtroom works in terms of how the jurors are seeing the evidence, how the witnesses see the evidence, and how even the defense attorneys and prosecutors marshal that evidence in?
Yeah, I think this is super fascinating, because trials in the United States have been consistent for, at this point, centuries. But one area where things have changed pretty rapidly over the last 20 years is how technology has made its way into the courtroom. I used to be a paralegal before I was a journalist, and I dealt with this firsthand.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What evidence has been presented in the trial?
2:17
2
Who is the alleged victim in the USA v. Sean Combs case?
0:32–1:23
3
What are the key testimonies from former employees?
1:23–3:47
4
How has technology changed courtroom evidence presentation?
3:47–14:12
5
What types of exhibits have been introduced so far?
14:12–18:41
6
How does the defense counter the prosecution's evidence?
18:41–20:07
7
What is the significance of the 2016 incident in the trial?
20:07–22:26
8
How does the jury perceive overwhelming evidence?
22:26–25:55