Sean "Diddy" Combs, the rap and hip hop superstar who was arrested last week on sex trafficking and other charges, appeared in federal court in New York City on Thursday looking miserable as the judge set a trial date of May 2025.

Combs was able to briefly see and hug his mom and his kids before the proceeding. Combs had requested a trial date of April.

He has been held in jail for three weeks since the arrest, having been denied bail at least twice due to allegations that he tried to interfere with witnesses against him.

The specific charges against him stem from elaborate sex performances titled "freak offs" and include sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The charges

It is not immediately clear whether any of the criminal charges against Combs allege that he participated in the freak-offs or sexually abused anyone, but he does face several lawsuits from different women alleging he beat, drugged, and or raped them.

Police are charging Combs with coercing women to participate with male sex workers in the performances.

Prosecutors are going through devices they seized from Combs when they arrested him and said there was an "extraordinary" amount of data on them.

They said they could add more charges to the indictment if they find more incriminating evidence on the devices.

Since his arrest in September, more than 120 alleged victims have come forward to accuse Combs, and 25 of them were minors at the time of the alleged sexual abuse.

More details

The youngest alleged victim was 9 years old, and said she was told Combs could make her a star.

Combs also allegedly kept video recordings of the performances and other sexual acts involving himself and others.

The freak-offs were said to have taken place after Combs' "white parties," which involved prominent celebrities, and occurred after they left the parties.

Combs' attorney told People that he didn't like the food at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center where he is being held pending trial.

He was worth over $800 million before the indictment, but fighting all the lawsuits and paying out multiple judgments if convicted is expected to take a major chunk out of that number.