{"id":17851,"date":"2025-02-21T21:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/lawyer-representing-diddy-quits-ahead-of-federal-sex-trafficking-trial-national\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T21:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:14:20","slug":"lawyer-representing-diddy-quits-ahead-of-federal-sex-trafficking-trial-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/lawyer-representing-diddy-quits-ahead-of-federal-sex-trafficking-trial-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer representing Diddy quits ahead of federal sex trafficking trial – National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A defence lawyer representing Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/a> has filed a motion to step down as the rapper\u2019s lawyer, according to legal documents filed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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In the motion<\/a> filed in New York Federal Court, Anthony Ricco notified the judge of his intent to withdraw and said there are \u201csufficient reasons\u201d protected by lawyer\/client privilege.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough I have provided Sean Combs with the high level of legal representation expected by the court, under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs,\u201d he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He declined to go into the specific details as to why he was leaving Diddy\u2019s legal team, but he did note it followed discussions with the music mogul\u2019s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo.<\/p>\n

Ricco said that his motion for withdrawal of counsel \u201cwill not result in a delay of the present schedule for the commencement of jury selection and trial, or the present schedules for briefing of pretrial legal issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the motion, which has to be approved by a judge, Ricco added that there \u201cwill be no lapse in representation\u201d as Diddy will continue to be represented by five other lawyers on record.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout violating any aspect of the attorney\/client privilege, or otherwise providing any details whatsoever on the grounds supporting the application, the government has been notified of the filing of the motion to withdraw as counsel. The government takes no position on the motion seeking withdrawal of counsel for Sean Combs,\u201d the filing reads.<\/p>\n

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Diddy is currently facing more than 30 civil lawsuits. He is awaiting a federal criminal trial on sex trafficking and racketeering, scheduled for May 5. If convicted, Diddy faces life in prison.<\/p>\n

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He has pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking charges lodged against him after\u00a0his September 2024 arrest<\/a>. He remains incarcerated without bail.<\/p>\n

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Last month, prosecutors added new details<\/a> to their indictment against Diddy, accusing him of sex trafficking<\/a>\u00a0at least three women and dangling someone off a hotel balcony during a two-decade racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors added four years to the length of Diddy\u2019s alleged racketeering conspiracy in the revised indictment, saying it lasted from about 2004 to 2024. The original indictment said the conspiracy began in 2008.<\/p>\n