A judge has ruled that Sean Combs can have access to his laptop to review discovery documents while he prepares for trial.
Combs’ legal team said he was unfairly restricted from using a laptop while other inmates at the MDC Brooklyn jail had access to laptops.
Combs’ attorneys claimed that access to the laptop had been unfairly restricted and that it was preventing him from preparing for his trial.
His attorneys submitted a request for access to a laptop after Judge Arun Subramanian denied him bail, citing the risk of potential witness tampering.
Combs, 55, was arrested in Manhattan in September and charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to promote prostitution. He faces trial in May 2025.
According to PEOPLE, the laptop will not have any functionality beyond viewing the discovery documents and can’t be used for taking or storing notes, per Subramanian’s Thursday order.
Combs will not have access to the Internet or emails via the laptop.
According to the order, obtained by PEOPLE, the Bad Boy Records founder must be given access to the laptop “seven days per week from 8:00 AM to 3:30 p.m.”
