O rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs
Rapper/producer was acquitted of crimes of sexual trafficking and extortion. Penalty of arrest of each of the two crimes that was considered guilty can reach the 10 years.
The American rapper and producer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was convicted this Wednesday in New York for crimes related to prostitutionbut acquitted of crimes of sexual trafficking and extortion, which had a more serious penalty of life imprisonment.
After three days of deliberations, the jury announced the verdict that condemns 55-year-old Sean Combs for two crimes related to prostitution transport, including ex-girlfriends and ‘jane’ (thus named pseudonym), and whose prison sentence can reach 10 years.
However, the jury acquitted it from accusations of sexual trafficking and conspiracy for extortion and organized crime, whose criminal frame goes to life imprisonment, related to alleged abuse of power and physical strength, to manipulate girlfriends for sex marathons with men, and involving the use of drugs-parties that became known during the trial as “”.
Regarding these crimes, Sean Combs defense argued that women participated freely and that none of the alleged violence justified the gravity of the accusations.
This is a “victory for Diddy and for your team,” describes the rapper definitely escapes the conviction for the most serious crimes she had been accused of.
Combs, which did not witness in court, had declared the accusations of managing its business empire as an extortion company, allegedly using employees to allow and hide the sexual and physical abuse of women over two decades.
The defense of the hip hop icon admitted that in its relationship with Cassie There was domestic violencebut that was not in accusations. The same defense calls for freedom to the rapper, detained since September.
After the announcement of the verdict, Sean Combs joined hands in a gesture of prayer as he looked at the jury, and embraced the defense lawyer, the agency reported.
