The rapper and record producer has been detained since September 2024 in a Brooklyn prison. He was acquitted of the most serious charges that could have resulted in life imprisonment.
The hip-hop tycoon Sean “Diddy” combs55, was sentenced this Friday to 50 months in prison for charges related to prostitution, after his conviction of July 2 in New York. The penalty was imposed by the federal district judge Arun Subramanian at a hearing held at the Federal Court of Manhattan. The businessman faced a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail.
Combs, founder of Bad Boy Recordshe was declared guilty of Organize interstate trips of male companions to participate in sexual shows Under the influence of drugs, involving his girlfriends while he recorded videos and masturbated. However, the jury acquitted the most serious positions of organized crime and sex traffickingwhich could have resulted in life imprisonment.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Comps used violence and threats to force two of their partners -the singer Casandra Ventura and another woman identified as “Jane” in the trial- to participate in the meetings. ComBs declared himself innocent and announced that he will appeal the conviction. Before the sentence was issued, he apologized with the victims and claimed to have learned the lesson: “I know that I will never put my hands on another person again”. Comps has been detained since September 2024 in a Brooklyn prison.
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DISCREPANCES ON THE PENALTY
The defense lawyers acknowledged that combs physically abused their girlfriends, but argued that they voluntarily participated in sexual acts. They requested a penalty of 14 monthswhich would allow combs to be released at the end of the year after the time already fulfilled. For its part, the prosecution requested 11 years and 15 monthsarguing that not accountable would now be equivalent to allowing the defendant to go unpunished after years of domestic violence and abuse.
During the hearing, the prosecutor Christy Slavik He criticized the posture of the defense, which tried to present the behavior of the tycoon as “a minor consequence of a lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock and roll.” In response, the lawyer Brian Steel He pointed out that the events occurred while combs was in “a fierce drug addiction” and remarked that he already fulfilled 12 months and 17 days Prison: “Be already severely punished,” he said.
Before combs spoke, their children asked for clemency for their father, highlighting their personal evolution during the last year. “We are not here to excuse any of their mistakes, but we are still our father and we need it present in our lives,” he said in tears Jessie combs18 years.
In addition, the defense presented a video that showed the philanthropic facet of combs: playing with their children, interacting with public school students and running the New York Marathon To raise funds for charity works.
Source: Ambito
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