Sean Diddy Combs Acquitted Of S*x Trafficking And Racketeering, Convicted On Two Lesser Charges
Sean Diddy Combs was acquitted of the most severe federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in a trial that ended on July 2, 2025!
Sean Diddy Combs was acquitted of the most severe federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in a spectacular trial that ended in New York on July 2, 2025. Still, the jury did find him guilty of two lesser charges of transportation for prostitution, which ended a sensational seven-week trial that revealed revolting secrets of Combs’s inner life. Read on further for more details,
Sean Diddy Combs Trial Verdict Declared
Sean Diddy Combs was tried on five federal counts including racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking Cassie Ventura and another woman identified only as Jane. The jury acquitted him on those three counts but convicted him on two counts of transporting both women across state lines for prostitution. The verdict was handed down after 13 hours of deliberation over three days by a panel of eight men and four women. Combs knelt in front of his chair when the decision was read, seemed to pray, and then turned to the spectator section with a soft clap, greeted by a tiny round of applause from supporters.
Judge Arun Subramanian refused bail, citing Combs’s history of violence and contempt for the law. Combs, in custody since September 2024, now waits to be sentenced tentatively October 3 with a possibility of up to 10 years per count. Prosecutors will likely seek four to five years, while the defence argues federal guidelines are closer to two. Having already served nine months, his team is optimistic.
Sean Diddy Combs’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, described the partial acquittal as a huge win, adding that the jury did not accept the larger conspiracy charges or the sex trafficking allegations. “They got the heart of the case right,” he added.
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Under oath, explosive testimony was provided by Cassie Ventura and Jane, both of whom testified to being coerced into group sex on drugs, referred to as freak-offs, often with male escorts and violence involved. Images from surveillance video of Combs assaulting Ventura in 2016 were also played in court. Even though Combs did not take the stand, his lawyers depicted the relationships as voluntary, consenting adults rather than criminal exploitation. Prosecutors were charged by the defense with criminalizing private acts and with challenging witness motives, particularly in the face of imminent civil lawsuits.
First Published: July 03, 2025 4:16 PM
