(NewsNation) — Opening statements are expected to begin Monday in the federal criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs as both prosecutors and defense attorneys chart out what jurors can expect during the roughly eight-week proceeding. 

Combs went through four days of jury selection last week, which did not produce the final 12 jurors who will sit for trial. These jurors, along with six alternates, will be chosen Monday morning prior to opening statements. The process is expected to take one hour.

Combs faces federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The music producer has been held without bail since his September 2024 arrest, which came after two of his homes were raided by federal investigators seven months earlier. 

Prosecutors have alleged Combs used the resources of his music empire to create “a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”

Opening statements will set the stage not only with evidence but potential witnesses that will testify during a likely emotional trial. 

Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, Combs’ former partner, is expected to testify as the prosecution’s lead witness. She is expected to be the third witness. The first witness set to testify is a male escort, and a second witness hasn’t yet been identified.

Footage reportedly showing Ventura being assaulted by Combs has been allowed by the judge for jurors to watch. The hotel surveillance video obtained by CNN has been called a “smoking gun” by legal experts.

Many prospective jurors had been dismissed during the selection process due to their opinions about the footage.

If Combs is convicted on all charges, he could remain behind bars for life.