The rapper’s lawyer immediately asked for release pending the sentence
Sean “Diddy” Combs He was acquitted of the most serious accusations that had been addressed to him as a criminal association, trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation and fraud. The jury of the trial at the Federal Court of New York judged it guilty only for the transport of human beings for prostitution.
Sean Diddy Combs acquitted of the most serious accusations
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Combs was present in the classroomtogether with the mother and sister. According to those who were present in the classroom, after reading the sentence he joined his hands as a sign of prayer, he embraced family members and close his hand to his lawyer who immediately asked for release Since he was at his first crime and it is a sentence for a minor crime. Sean Diddy Combs risks a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and will be the district judge Arun Sumanian to establish the sentence on a later date. The verdict is therefore positive for the 55 -year -old rapper who until a few hours earlier risked a sentence of life imprisonment for the accusations of trafficking of human beings for sexual purposes, fraud and criminal association, for which he was at trial.
the jury
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Yesterday, Tuesday 1 July, the jury had communicated to the Federal Court of New York that he had reached the verdicts on all cases of accusation, except for the criminal association. The judge had therefore invited them to meet again today to reach the necessary unanimity to issue the verdict. The 12 jurors, Eight men and four women have employed 13 hours to find an agreement, analyze tests and testimonies listened to in seven weeks of trial.
the story
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Last September Combs had been arrested in New York For alleged sexual attacks and bad conduct. After the arrest The ex -girlfriend Cassandra Ventura He had denounced him by accusing him of years of physical and sexual abuses, saying that he had forced her to perform sexual acts with other men during which the rapper limited himself to filming and observing the scene masturbating. These parties with men who offered paid services, were called Frek-offs and often lasted for several days. Even another ex, identified only with the pseudonym Jane, made forward telling the same facts. Both women explained that they were obliged by the rapper to participate in parties with the threat of spreading compromising videos. Some former Combs personal assistants confirmed everything by explaining how among their duties there was also the preparation of the rooms used for these parties and the purchase of drugs. After the arrest in the homes of Los Angeles and Miami and in the Combs New York hotel room, rifles and ammunition were found.
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