American music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been discovered responsible by a federal jury on two fees of transporting people to interact in prostitution, however acquitted of the extra severe fees, together with racketeering and intercourse trafficking.
Combs, 55, had confronted 5 fees in complete: one rely of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of intercourse trafficking, and two counts of transporting people for the aim of prostitution. He pleaded not responsible to all fees.
The decision, reached after a number of days of deliberation by a 12-member jury, means Combs may resist ten years in jail.
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American rapper and entrepreneur Sean Love ‘Diddy’ Combs
In the course of the seven-week trial, prosecutors alleged that Combs coerced girls into taking part in intercourse acts with employed escorts throughout drug-fuelled events. They argued that he usually watched the encounters and typically recorded them.
The defendant used energy, violence and concern to get what he wished
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, mentioned Assistant U.S. Lawyer Christy Slavik.
He believed his fame, wealth and affect positioned him above the legislation
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Sean “Diddy” Combs and his protection lawyer Marc Agnifilo at a courtroom listening to.Jane Rosenberg/Reuters
The prosecution additionally claimed that Combs used bodily violence and threats to make sure the silence and compliance of his alleged victims.
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In response, Combs’ authorized staff contended that the sexual actions have been consensual and a part of what they described as his personal “swinger life-style.”
The place is the crime scene? The crime scene is your personal intercourse life
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Cassie Ventura and Sean P. Diddy Combs on March 7, 2016 — two days after the lodge hallway assault.JMA/Star Max/Getty Photos
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,argued his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, throughout his closing assertion.
Combs didn’t take the stand in his personal defence, and his legal professionals known as no witnesses.
Among the many 34 witnesses who testified was rapper Child Cudi and Combs’ former girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. Ventura offered harrowing testimony about her 11-year relationship with Combs, describing it as dominated by sexual exploitation, jealousy, infidelity, and violence.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs
Ventura recalled being pressured into what she known as “freak-off” events, throughout which she was inspired to sleep with employed male escorts. Initially consenting, she later expressed remorse and discomfort, describing the encounters as more and more fuelled by medication and coercion.
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The courtroom was proven CCTV footage from a Los Angeles lodge in 2016, during which Combs was seen assaulting Ventura—beating, kicking and dragging her. Extra video recordings of sexual acts, in addition to pictures displaying bruises and cuts on her physique, have been additionally submitted as proof.
In 2023, Ventura filed a civil lawsuit in opposition to Combs, which was reportedly settled out of courtroom for $20 million.
