Yesterday morning German time it was said that the jury jury should withdraw and advise again, a few hours later they had made their judgment on Sean Combs aka puff daddy p. Diddy aka brother love at the New York court. Guilty twice, three times innocent. And with this one of the largest court hearings in pop-cultural presence approaches its preliminary end: not with an acquittal, but still with the reason to be happy for the 55-year-old. Why? He was acquitted in the three most serious charges.
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The jury saw him innocent in the points:
- “Sex Trafficking” by Cassie Ventura, i.e. transport and coercion for sexual acts
- “Sex Trafficking” of the anonymous victim “Jane”
- Formation of a criminal association
He was clearly guilty in the two less difficult charges, transportation to participate in prostitution in cases related to Cassie and “Jane”. These two charges could be clearly demonstrated: Diddy has organized or organized the trip for the prostitutes with which Cassie and “Jane” should have sex during the “freak offs”. For this, he could still hike to prison for up to 20 years if the judge stuck the exact sentence, since each of these cases could be punished with a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Could – but that doesn’t have to happen. However, if Combs had not been acquitted by the jury in the other three charges, he would have been almost certain that he would have been as good as certain. The former music mogul also knows that and therefore thanked the jury for the acquittals, according to observers, applauded. His family and supporters are also said to have broken out into jubilation, his lawyer Marc Agnifilo said, according to the New York Times, that Combs had “returned his life by the jury”.
However, Combs is still not free, the fans who persevere in front of the courthouse with “Free Puff” shirts still have to be patient: judge Arun Subramanian ordered him back to his prison cell in Brookly. It is still unclear when this should be spoken. Diddy’s lawyers had previously asked the court to leave him free so that he could spend the time with his family. But Cassie Ventura’s lawyers contested that.
Cassie and lawyer raise the alarm: “He remains dangerous”
The singer Cassie, one of the main witnesses in the case, and her lawyer Douglas Wigdor commented on a possible release Diddy. According to “TMZ”, they fear that he could be an immediate danger to the victims who have testified in the process-including Cassie himself. “He remains dangerous,” says the singer-songwriter in this regard. “Diddy is a danger,” said her clear statement.
Defense proposes $ 1 million deposit
Diddy’s lawyer, on the other hand, has made an extensive deposit offer: one million US dollars, signed by Diddy himself, his mother, sister and mother of his oldest daughter. In addition, Diddy should undertake to only stay in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, according to the “TMZ”.
A final decision on a possible release will be expected in the coming days.