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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Remains in Custody as Sentencing Looms After Split Verdict

After a federal jury cleared him of racketeering and sex trafficking, a judge refused bail following convictions on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution, leading to a July 8 sentencing hearing.

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Defense attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs, including from left, Brian Steel, Alexandra Shapiro, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Garagos, Anna Estevao, Nicole Westmoreland and Xavier Donaldson after the verdict on Wednesday.
Diddy performs onstage at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.

Overview

  • A federal jury acquitted Combs of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking but convicted him on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution linked to drug-fueled “freak-off” parties.
  • Judge Arun Subramanian refused bail after noting Combs’s admitted domestic violence and the recent 2024 assault on a woman known as “Jane.”
  • Facing up to 10 years in prison for each count, Combs is due before the court on July 8 for his sentencing, though legal analysts predict a lighter term.
  • Prosecutors presented surveillance footage and witness testimony showing Combs arranged travel for escorts to perform sex acts under coercive conditions.
  • Combs continues to face nearly 70 civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse and exploitation from the 1990s onward, all of which he denies.