Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Virginia Huynh, who was group to attest successful nan hip-hop mogul’s national proceedings but dropped retired earlier nan proceedings started, has written a missive to a New York judge urging his merchandise connected bail.
Huynh was identified arsenic “Victim-3” successful nan national government’s sprawling indictment against Combs, 55, who was acquitted successful early July of racketeering conspiracy and activity trafficking charges but convicted connected 2 counts of interstate prostitution.
In nan letter, Huynh — publically identifying herself by sanction for nan first clip — wrote that she wanted to “share my observations astir [Combs’] characteristic and to respectfully petition that nan Court licence his merchandise connected enslaved while nan lawsuit proceeds.”
“I judge it is important for nan Court to person a afloat image of who he is beyond nan allegations,” Huynh said successful nan one-page letter, which was revenge by Combs’ ineligible squad Sunday.
Huynh wrote that her narration pinch Combs was “not ever perfect,” beset by “ups and downs” and “mistakes.” But successful time, she wrote, he “made visible efforts to go a amended personification and to reside nan harm he had caused.”
By nan extremity of their relationship, she added, “he embodied an power of love, patience and gentleness that was markedly different from his past behavior.”
“To my knowledge,” Huynh told Judge Arun Subramanian, “he has not been convulsive for galore years, and he has been committed to being a begetter first.”
She said that she does not position Combs arsenic “a threat to maine aliases to this community,” and that his children “depend connected him for affectional and financial support.”
“Allowing him to beryllium astatine location will besides support nan treatment process for each involved,” Huynh wrote successful closing. “I respectfully inquire that you see these factors erstwhile deciding his eligibility for release.”
In nan days earlier Combs’ proceedings started, U.S. authorities prosecutors said they were struggling to get successful touch pinch “Victim-3” and her attorney. She yet did not attest successful nan blockbuster seven-week trial.
The jurors successful nan lawsuit heard grounds from 2 of Combs’ different ex-girlfriends: R&B vocalist Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and a female referred to by nan pseudonym “Jane.” The prosecution called much than 30 different witnesses, including erstwhile assistants.
Ventura testified astir nan alleged maltreatment she knowledgeable during her 10-year on-and-off narration pinch Combs. She accused him of beingness and intersexual assault, and jurors were shown edifice information video of Combs beating her successful a hallway successful 2016.
Combs, who pleaded not guilty, faced 5 criminal counts: 1 count of racketeering conspiracy; 2 counts of activity trafficking by fraud aliases coercion; and 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.
Subramanian denied Combs’ bail petition connected nan time nan jury’s verdict came in, saying it would beryllium intolerable for nan Bad Boy Records laminitis to beryllium that he does not airs a danger.
Combs is scheduled to beryllium sentenced Oct. 3. He faces a maximum condemnation of 20 years successful prison.

Daniel Arkin
Daniel Arkin is simply a nationalist newsman astatine NBC News.