Overview

• The sentence followed a mixed verdict that acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering in July but convicted him on two prostitution-related transportation counts.
• Prosecutors sought at least 11 years while the defense asked for no more than 14 months, and the judge called the government’s request irrational before imposing a shorter term.
• Testimony from multiple witnesses, including Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, described coerced sexual performances at so-called “freak-off” events that the court treated as aggravating conduct.
• The court also ordered a $500,000 financial penalty, with the judge noting Combs’s estimated $1 billion fortune in calibrating the fine.
• Combs has asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, leaving clemency or an appeal as potential next steps.