The sex-trafficking trial of Sean Diddy Combs, which kicks off on Monday, marks the highest-profile case so far for a nascent group in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office focusing on criminal prosecution of civil rights violations.

The 45 men and women who made it through the first stage of selection for the federal case's jury will be narrowed to 12 jurors and six alternates on Friday.

By end of the week, a jury is expected to be seated in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. It’s a stunning turn of events for the once kingmaker in music, a man who reached billionaire status as a rapper, producer and entrepreneur.