Diddy acquired 4 years and two months in federal jail on Friday (October 3) in Manhattan after being convicted of transporting girls throughout state traces for prostitution. The Courtroom additionally imposed a nice of $500,000, together with to defray the prices of imprisonment. There’s no restitution, however there’s forfeiture as mirrored within the order. There’s a $5000 nice underneath the statute, and particular evaluation, $200.

U.S. District Choose Arun Subramanian handed down the ruling following a July verdict the place a federal jury discovered Diddy responsible on two counts of transportation for the aim of prostitution. Every rely carried a most of 10 years, however the choose opted for a sentence of 135 months—simply over 11 years—matching the prosecution’s advice.

Prosecutors described Diddy as “unrepentant” and stated he didn’t take accountability for his actions.

“The defendant tries to argue that is only a intercourse, medication and Rock n’ Roll life-style. However this can be a case about transportation for prostitution and violence. The defendant admitted to the violence at trial. The defendant’s respect for the regulation is lip service,” Assistant U.S. Legal professional Christy Slavik stated throughout sentencing.

“Mr. Combs has booked talking engagements for Miami for NEXT WEEK. That’s the top of hubris… He did this for 15 years. He was liable for transporting many escorts. That’s a variety of freak offs and a variety of resort nights. He knew it was unlawful,” Slavick added, referencing a narrative AllHipHop broke final evening (October 2).

The court docket heard disturbing testimony throughout the trial, together with accounts from Diddy’s former associate, Cassie Ventura, and one other lady known as “Jane.” Witnesses described being coerced into intercourse acts at drug-fueled events orchestrated by the Hip-Hop mogul.

“He had an escort urinate in Cassie’s mouth till she choked. Her sufferer impression assertion makes clear she nonetheless has nightmare and flashbacks, and the scars on her physique. Jane’s textual content clarify her anguish and trauma,” Slavik instructed the choose throughout sentencing.

Choose Subramanian denied motions from Diddy’s authorized workforce looking for to overturn the convictions or safe a brand new trial. He stated the proof offered was “overwhelming,” together with detailed accounts of abuse and manipulation.

Diddy’s assuser, Mia backed out of giving her impression assertion, claiming she was bullied by Diddy and his protection workforce.

“Mia not needs to handle the court docket right here at present – partially because of the letter submitted by the protection, bullying,” AUSA Christy Slavik instructed the Choose. “We expect the protection’s letter violated your Honor’s guidelines.”

The choose agreed, saying I assumed the tone was inappropriate and it mustn’t occur once more.”

Diddy’s attorneys made an impassioned plea to the choose, noting the companies he based, together with Dangerous Boy and Revolt.

“There weren’t many black owned labels. Mr. Combs had the audacity. It despatched a message that You are able to do it. Clothes, too. It was not simply city road put on. It was upscale. It purchased unity. It impressed change. In spirits, our neighborhood lastly had a seat on the desk. A voice. An actual voice. Then there was Revolt,” Diddy’s lawyer Nicole Westmoreland stated.

“Mr. Combs is only a man. And he’s made some errors. He has flaws like all of us do. However how many people can say that we’ve helped so many lives? Numerous lives. He’s been in jail and he’s remorseful,” Westmoreland added.

Diddy’s youngsters additionally addressed the choose and begged for mercy.

“He’s remodeled, he won’t jeopardize his freedom once more. As his kids, we want to heal collectively,” Quincy Brown stated, whereas Justin Combs added: “I ask you to present my father a second probability. My father is my superhero. My father all the time instructed me to consider in God.I speak to my father day by day, each different hour.”

“I’m the one who most resembled my pops, my mannerism,” Christian “King” Combs stated. “My entire life I studied my dad up and down. He’s the best man on the earth, my superhero.”

“Your Honor, please, allow us to transfer ahead not as a headline however as a household,” Diddy’s daughter D’Lila Combs stated.

Diddy, 55, additionally addressed the court docket and pleaded for leniency.

“Generally it’s a must to undergo life experiences,” he stated. “These aren’t excuses. I can’t change the previous, however I can change the long run. I urge your Honor for mercy, to be a father once more, to be a son once more, a pacesetter in my neighborhood once more. To get the assistance I would like. I don’t wish to let God down. I’ve nobody responsible however myself. I do know I’ll by no means put my arms on one other particular person once more. I’m prepared to adjust to any circumstances. Me sharing my story, it’s not a scheme to get much less time—this story is tragic.”

He added, “I take full accountability for my Mann Act convictions,” he stated. “They need you to make an instance of me. I would like you to consider making an instance of what an individual can do in the event that they get one other probability. Think about the attractive kids who spoke for me.

“It doesn’t matter what anybody say, I do know that I’m actually sorry. Thanks your Honor.”

The protection pushed for a considerably lighter sentence, asking for 14 months and noting that Diddy had already served 13 months in pretrial detention. They argued that the federal government exaggerated the extent of his involvement and that the jury acquitted him of the extra severe racketeering and intercourse trafficking costs.

The conviction adopted a yearlong investigation that intensified after Ventura filed a civil lawsuit in November 2023. She accused Diddy of rape, trafficking, and years of bodily abuse.

The lawsuit triggered a federal probe, culminating in a multi-state raid by Homeland Safety brokers in March 2024. Authorities seized an enormous quantity of child oil, electronics, medication and firearms from Diddy’s houses in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.

In September 2024, Diddy was indicted on 4 federal costs: racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking, and two counts of interstate transportation for prostitution. The racketeering and trafficking costs had been in the end dismissed by the jury.

Opening arguments within the trial started Might 12, 2025, with prosecutors portraying Diddy because the chief of a prison community that used wealth and celeb to use girls.

Ventura testified the following day, describing a decade of abuse and what she known as “freak-off” events, the place girls had been allegedly drugged and compelled into intercourse acts.

Over the course of six weeks, the federal government known as 34 witnesses, together with former workers, alleged victims, and regulation enforcement officers. The protection known as solely two witnesses and centered on discrediting Ventura and difficult the credibility of the opposite accusers.

In July, the jury cleared Diddy of working a prison enterprise underneath the RICO Act and of intercourse trafficking involving drive or coercion. Nevertheless, they discovered him responsible of transporting girls throughout state traces for intercourse, which prosecutors stated was a part of a broader sample of exploitation.

After the decision, Diddy’s attorneys filed motions looking for acquittal or a brand new trial, however Choose Subramanian rejected them in August, stating that the jury’s determination was supported by “substantial and credible proof.”

Diddy will serve his sentence in federal jail and might be eligible for supervised launch after finishing 85 % of his time period. He has additionally been ordered to register as a intercourse offender.

The sentencing closes a high-profile authorized saga that started practically two years in the past and has drawn nationwide consideration.

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