Sean 'diddy' Combs' Request For Acquittal Or New Trial Should Be Rejected, Prosecutors Say

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' petition for an acquittal aliases a caller proceedings should beryllium quickly rejected, prosecutors said successful a caller tribunal filing almost 3 weeks aft nan euphony mogul was convicted of 2 charges related to prostitution.

In a filing made nationalist conscionable earlier midnight connected Wednesday, prosecutors said location were nary ineligible grounds for nan tribunal to assistance Combs' petition to quash his convictions and that he should beryllium sentenced connected Oct. 3.

Combs, 55, was acquitted of nan much superior charges of racketeering conspiracy and activity trafficking astatine his lengthy and high-profile, seven-week proceedings successful New York past month. At nan time, Lead lawyer Marc Agnifilo called nan verdict "a awesome triumph for Sean Combs."

But nan convictions against him connected 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful adultery could spot him jailed for up to 20 years nether nan Mann Act, which outlaws interstate commerce related to prostitution. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said aft nan proceedings that prosecutors would activity a condemnation of betwixt 4 and 5 years down bars.

Combs was denied bail and has remained successful jailhouse since nan trial, arsenic his defense squad continues to reason that he should service nary time.

In erstwhile ineligible filings, Combs' lawyers person based on that nan Mann Act is vague and violates his First Amendment rights. None of nan elements mostly utilized successful a Mann Act condemnation were coming successful this case, they argued, including that Combs had nary financial motive. Instead, he had "paid to prosecute successful voyeurism arsenic portion of a ‘swingers’ lifestyle," nan filings said.

Prosecutors, however, reason that not only was nan Mann Act clear and applicable to this case, but location was "overwhelming" grounds to support his conviction, centered connected nan now well-known "freak offs" and "hotel nights," drug-fueled activity parties successful luxury hotels that progressive antheral activity workers.

"The suspect masterminded each facet of Freak Offs," nan prosecution said successful its U.S. District Court successful nan Southern District of New York filing.

"He transported escorts crossed authorities lines to prosecute successful Freak Offs for pay. He directed nan intersexual activity of escorts and victims passim Freak Offs for his ain intersexual gratification. And he personally engaged successful intersexual activity during Freak Offs," nan filing said.

NBC News has contacted Combs's attorneys for remark but had not received a consequence by nan clip of publication.

The lawsuit against Combs fell isolated successful tribunal contempt nan years-long efforts of national prosecutors to build grounds to beryllium nan activity trafficking charges against him. More than 30 prosecution witnesses were called successful total, while nan defense called none.

During nan trial, nan assemblage was shown harrowing video grounds showing him assaulting R&B creator Cassie, a erstwhile woman whose existent sanction is Casandra Ventura, successful a Los Angeles edifice hallway successful 2016. Ventura told nan proceedings that Combs was angered that she had decided to time off a freak off.