Sean “Diddy” Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charges
Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty of transportation to prostitution in New York on Wednesday, but music was acquitted of the charges of mogul, tribute conspiracy and sex smuggling.
Combs proved from two numbers of accusation against prostitution. Each number is sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison. The prosecutors said they would seek a long prison sentence for the combs in two convictions.
When the decision was announced, the combs turned, kneeling to the ground, put his hands in his chair and prayed. He and his family applauded loudly, cheering loudly and whistling.
Following the decision, the scans’s lawyers emphasized that their lawyers were immediately released from the detention and that Miami could return to his house and that this was the first conviction. Prosecutors opposed the demand for the defense and the judge Arun called the Subramanian to hold the comb until he was punished.
Subramanian admitted that he did not want to return to a federal detention center in Brooklyn, where Combs was detained since his arrest last September. The combs shook his head.
The judge asked both the prosecution and the defense to send letters that Combs should be released or detained on Wednesday. The court was expected to continue at 13.00 at the eastern time.
Developments come after saying that the jury members accepted four of five points against the combs, but did not agree with the tribute conspiracy. On Wednesday morning, they reached a five -point decision.
Jury members He started negotiating On Monday, at the US Regional Court in Manhattan. They said they would do He made a partial decision Tuesday, but the Subramanian sent them back to continue to negotiate the remaining number.
What were the accusations against Sean “Diddy” combs?
In September 2024, the 25-year-old jury indictment against the combs, initially accused Hip-Hop Mogulu for three censuses. arrest Manhattan at the hotel. In April, prosecutors applied before the hearing started Additional feesTo bring the total number of counts against him to five.
Comb claimed that he was not guilty all the charges.
Charges against combs:
Census 1: Tribute conspiracy 2: Conservation, fraud or forcing sex smuggling (Casandra Ventura) Issue 3: Participation in prostitution (Casandra Ventura) Count 4: Sex trade forced, fraud or coercion (“Jane”) Issue 5: Transportation to take place in prostitution (“Jane”)
“Jane” is a pseudonym used in court for an old girlfriend who witnesses her.
What is the Mann Law?
The accusations against prostitution claim violations of the Mann Law, which makes one of them into a federal crime to carry someone to the state lines for prostitution.
The immobilized conspiracy charges requires prosecutors to prove a number of elements: that there is an agreement between two or more people to participate in an activity model that will affect inter -state trade; That the defendant deliberately joined it; And conspiracy members performed two or more tribute action. The charging certificate lists a number of alleged tribute action such as kidnapping, bribery, sex smuggling and forced running.
Prosecutors claimed that Combs has created a crime business used by the business empire to cover up violence and abuse for years and forcing women to fulfill their sexual desires. The jury members received more than 30 witnesses for seven weeks as they passed through the prosecution case.
The combs rejected the charges but He chose not to take an attitude TEARLY IN THE DEFENSE. His lawyers did not call any witnesses during the trial, but they had done comprehensive cross examinations of the government’s witnesses. The lawyers of the combs argued that they could not prove the accusations of the prosecution beyond a reasonable suspicion.
Emotional and graphic testimony “Freak-offs”
High -profile trial Started in MayCombs’ ex -girlfriend is included in graphic and emotional testimony.
R&B singer Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, who spent more than a decade with him, testified about drug -fuel sex sessions allegedly referring to the combs “suffering“Ventura said he managed all the matches that could last for days and had to join him to make him happy.
Ventura testified The combs controlled every aspect of his life and he often did things of fear because he was “frequent” physical abuse.
The lawyers of the combs argued that the encounters are based on consent. During cross -examinationThe defense showed a message to the jury from Ventura to Combs “I’m always ready to be afraid”.
Ventura also witnessed the 2016 incident. Surveillance Video Beating and kicking it in the California hotel corridor. The combs apologized at that time, apologizing, saying that his behavior was “unforgivable” and “full responsibility” for his actions.
Ventura said that the attack took place while trying to leave a “freak” that returned to violence. A former hotel security guard said that Combs offered him cash after the attack and said he understood that the officer was bribery.
In 2023, Ventura filed a lawsuit against the combs, accusing him of physical and sexual harassment. The combs rejected the allegations and quickly reached a settlement with him. Inside Closing argument “If you have to choose a winner in everything, it’s hard not to choose Cassie.” He said.
Another girlfriend of the jumps testified under the name of “Jane” to protect its identity. He said that he often joined what he called “Hotel Nights”, which often contains drugs. Jane said he would have sex with a male escort while watching Combs. He told Combs that he did not want to have sex with other men many times and did not like “hotel nights”.
The lawyers of the combs exhibited messages that founded his “hotel nights”. Jane said Feel felt and financially dependent on combs.
Inside The closing arguments of the prosecutor’s officeUS Deputy Lawyer Christy Slavik describes Combs as the leader of a crime attempt. He does not receive no for an answer. And now you know many crimes with the members of the business. “
He said that employees use a “small army” to harm women and then cover up. “He thought his fame, his reserve and power had put him on the law.” He said.
Agnifilo opposite by discussing Prosecutors “exaggerated badly” a swinger lifestyle and the evidence of the trio, combined it with the use of entertainment drugs and called it a tribute conspiracy.
Combs’ lawyer, “He did not do what he struggled with. He did not make any still conspiracy and sex smuggling.” He said.
“Sean Diddy combs: Decision”, a special one -hour private in the case will be published CBS News 7/7 The night of the jury decision at 21:00. Download Free CBS News App Watch or flow on your mobile phone or flow device Paramount+.
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