A U.S. federal choose has introduced that Sean “Diddy” Combs will probably be sentenced on 3 October 2025, following his conviction on prices of transporting people for prostitution linked to alleged drug-fuelled sexual performances.
The sentencing date was confirmed by U.S. District Decide Arun Subramanian in Manhattan on Tuesday, 8 July, after a request from Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo. Prosecutors and probation officers additionally agreed to the proposed date.
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Combs, 55, stays in custody at a jail in Brooklyn, where he has been held since his arrest in September 2024, regardless of being acquitted of probably the most critical prices within the case.
On 2 July, a jury cleared the music mogul of intercourse trafficking and racketeering prices, offences that carried potential life sentences. Nonetheless, he was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
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The decision, seen by many as a setback for prosecutors, was met with celebration by Combs and his supporters.
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In the course of the trial, prosecutors accused Combs of coercing two former girlfriends, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and one other lady who testified beneath the pseudonym Jane, into undesirable sexual acts with male intercourse employees, allegedly with the help of Combs’ workers. A 3rd lady, known as Mia, testified that Combs had sexually assaulted her a number of instances whereas she labored for him.
His authorized crew is predicted to submit their sentencing suggestion by 19 September, with prosecutors more likely to file theirs every week later. Prosecutors have indicated that Combs might face between 51 and 63 months in jail beneath federal sentencing pointers, whereas the defence argues {that a} two-year sentence can be extra applicable.
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Decide Subramanian is just not obliged to observe sentencing pointers and will take into account alternate suggestions. Combs’ defence crew additionally has till 30 July to file a movement looking for to overturn the conviction.
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Combs, the founding father of Dangerous Boy Information, is credited with revolutionising hip-hop tradition in america, enjoying a pivotal position within the careers of stars reminiscent of The Infamous B.I.G. and Usher.
Regardless of the blended verdict in his felony case, Combs nonetheless faces a number of civil lawsuits alleging varied types of abuse, all of which he has categorically denied.
