Overview

• On July 2, a federal jury acquitted Combs of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit organized crime, sparing him potential life sentences.
• He was convicted on two counts under the Mann Act for transporting women and paid male sex workers across state lines for sexual performances.
• Upon his return to the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center on July 7, he received a standing ovation from fellow inmates who viewed his acquittal as a rare legal triumph.
• Judge Arun Subramanian denied bail, requiring Combs to remain jailed until his sentencing hearing scheduled for early October, where he faces up to 20 years in prison.
• Combs’s attorney says he plans to rejoin a domestic violence intervention program he began before his September 2024 arrest.