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New York – 2 July 2025
1. Various STILLS of courtroom drawings of Sean "Diddy" Combs during trial
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London – 3 July 2025
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Luke Garratt, The Associated Press:
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"Sean “Diddy” Combs spent another night behind bars, after he was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, a felony violation of the federal Mann act. Combs has been in jail for nine months, since he was arrested last September, and has been denied bail, awaiting sentencing, which could come in October later this year. The convictions could see the rapper handed a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The Mann act is an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history, which had previously been applied to other prominent convictions, including that of R. Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell. His lawyers say that under federal sentencing guidelines, he’s likely to face about two years behind bars, but the prosecution says factors such as his history of violent behavior would call for at least four to five years."
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STORYLINE:
Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s celebrated figures behind bars for life. The rapper was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses and denied bail as he awaits sentencing.
His lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the verdict a “great victory” and said the jury “got the situation right — or certainly right enough” as he stood outside Manhattan federal court at a stand of microphones. “Today is a victory of all victories.”
The mixed verdict capped a sordid legal odyssey that shattered Combs’ affable “Puff Daddy” image and derailed his career as a Grammy-winning artist and music executive, fashion entrepreneur, brand ambassador and reality TV star.
Combs stands convicted of two counts of a crime — transportation to engage in prostitution — that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. But jurors cleared him of three charges, two of which carried a mandatory 15 years and a maximum of life.
He was convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, to engage in sexual encounters, a felony violation of the federal Mann Act.
Combs’ lawyers said that under federal sentencing guidelines, he would likely face about two years in prison. Prosecutors, citing Combs’ violence and other factors, said the guidelines would call for at least four to five years. Locked up since his September arrest, Combs has already served nine months.
Production by Luke Garratt
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