The opening statements in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs have been delivered. Read a summary of the key points made by both prosecution and defence.

The opening statements for the sex trafficking trial for Sean "Diddy" Combs has begun with Cassie Ventura taking the stand.

Sean “ Diddy ” Combs’s Manhattan Federal Court sex-trafficking trial enters a new phase Monday, May 12 with opening statements. Diddy, 55, faces five counts on charges such as racketeering conspiracy,

Prosecutors allege the rapper used fame and violence to sexually abuse women, while the rapper's attorneys defended his "swinger" lifestyle.

Sean "Diddy" Combs ' family is present at the courthouse in downtown Manhattan as opening statements in the music mogul's sex trafficking trial began Monday, May 12.

Lawyers on both sides of Sean Combs' sex-crimes trial delivered opening statements, and witnesses alleged the one-time mogul was violent in multiple instances.

A jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial was selected on Monday, consisting of eight men and four women.