Sean ‘diddy’ Combs Requests An Acquittal Or A Retrial

Arguing that nan US national authorities unfairly targeted him, that his condemnation is “unconstitutional” and unprecedented, Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked nan judge successful his lawsuit to acquit him aliases springiness him a retrial successful a 62-page memorandum. He has not yet been sentenced.

Combs, 55, was convicted connected 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful adultery earlier this month, but was acquitted connected nan much terrible accusations of racketeering conspiracy and activity trafficking.

The hip-hop mogul has been successful situation since his apprehension successful September 2024 and is owed to beryllium sentenced successful October. On Tuesday, July 29th, his attorneys revenge a caller petition for his merchandise connected a $50 cardinal enslaved up of nan hearing.

‘Painted him arsenic a monster’

In nan caller filing, Combs’s defence squad said nan US authorities had “painted him arsenic a monster” ever since his arrest, but based on his two-month proceedings showed allegations of a “20-year racketeering endeavor and activity trafficking aggregate women… were not supported by reliable evidence, and nan assemblage rejected them”.

The filing besides states Combs is nan only personification successful America to beryllium convicted nether nan Mann Act nether his circumstances, pinch his attorneys arguing that had he only been charged pinch nan 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution, his proceedings would person been wholly different, pinch little grounds of unit presented to nan jury.

“This condemnation stands alone, but it should not guidelines astatine all,” Combs’ lawyer Alexandra Shapiro wrote successful nan memorandum, according to CNN.

“Since nan authorities arrested Sean Combs past September, it has painted him arsenic a monster. For months, prosecutors accused him of moving a 20-year racketeering endeavor and of activity trafficking aggregate women,” nan filing states. “But his 2-month proceedings showed these charges were not supported by reliable evidence, and nan assemblage rejected them.”

Combs, only 1 ever convicted nether Mann Act

The filing continues: “Mr. Combs now stands convicted only of 2 adultery counts nether nan Mann Act, which doesn’t require impervious of coercion, threats, aliases fraud. The authorities told nan assemblage it had to convict truthful agelong arsenic Mr. Combs arranged for a long-time woman aliases a paid antheral escort aliases entertainer to recreation crossed authorities lines to get together and person sex. And that is each nan assemblage convicted him for.”

Combs’ defence argues it is “undisputed that he had nary commercialized motive and that each progressive were adults,” adding that nan “men chose to recreation and prosecute successful nan activity voluntarily.”

“To our knowledge, Mr. Combs is nan only personification ever convicted of violating nan statute for behaviour thing for illustration this,” nan filing states.

“Sean Combs sits successful jailhouse based connected grounds that he paid big antheral escorts and entertainers who engaged successful consensual intersexual activities pinch his erstwhile girlfriends, which he videotaped and later watched pinch nan girlfriends,” nan filing later states. “That is not prostitution, and if it is, his condemnation is unconstitutional.”

Might beryllium successful jailhouse for nary much than 5 years

Combs’ squad argues that nan “Freak-Off” videos – portions of which were viewed galore times by nan assemblage – are not impervious of coercion aliases prostitution, but alternatively “amateur porn.”

Combs’ sentencing is scheduled for October 3rd. Combs faces a maximum condemnation of 20 years successful prison, but it is highly improbable he will get nan maximum punishment, nan New York Times wrote.

However, prosecutors antecedently said their preliminary calculations bespeak Combs should get astatine slightest 51 to 63 months, aliases astir 4 to 5 years, successful situation connected nan 2 convictions. Meanwhile, nan defence suggested a scope of 21 to 27 months.