Live updates: Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex-trafficking trial begins

The only people who knew about a racketeering enterprise are the prosecutors,

Geragos said

You will hear why people stayed around him and why it matters, he gave people opportunity and chances, ... they

Geragos said

Combs is a complicated man, but this is not a complicated case."

Teny Geragos previewed the defense's case, and began by acknowledging

We will not shy away from the things he did, but we will not own the things he did not do,

she told jurors

She wanted the escorts to wear condoms but he would not let them, then he would make her take drugs, she broke down and took ecstasy,

Johnson said

She is just beginning to grapple with the times he forced himself on her sexually, she wanted to keep the secret to her grave,

Johnson said

If you do all of that you will reach the only verdict — that the defendant, Sean Combs, is guilty."

She concluded her opening statement for the United States

I ask you do three things,

Johnson said

They worked punishing hours for the defendant without sleep ... how they were expected to keep quiet of what they saw and hear in the defendants homes,

Johnson added

Nothing could put his public image at risk, ... They covered up brutal beatings while keeping Cassie locked up for days."

Johnson said of Combs, adding

Cassie tried her first freak off because she loved him and wanted to make him happy. ... If Cassie didn’t do what he wanted, the consequences were severe,

Johnson said

He sometimes called himself the king and expected to be treated like one, ... to cater to all his desires."

Johnson said,

He directed freak offs week after week, around the country and sometimes out of the country,

Johnson added

So he threatened her and said if she defies her again he will release video of her having sex with male escorts,

Johnson told the jury

Some of the details of what happened to them will be hard to hear,

Johnson said of victims

When he finally found her he beat her brutally, kicking her in the back and flinging her around like a rag doll,

Johnson said

Good morning to you, Mr. Combs."

The judge entered the courtroom with greetings for all, including

We have conducted ourselves without any bias,

prosecutor Maurene Ryan Comey responded

Her life and safety depended on keeping him happy,

Johnson said in her opening statement

I will make every effort to move trial along,

he added