New York (AP) – Shawn “Diddy” comb On Friday he faces sentences in a sleazy criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.
Hip hop mogul It was He was found guilty in July Flying people across the country for sexual encounters including his girlfriend and male sex workers Federal Man Act.
The ju judge acquitted the 55-year-old comb and managed to escape him for the rest of his life on charges of more serious assault conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Prosecutors say they should spend more than 11 years in prison for convictions for two modes of transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs’ lawyer I want him to be released nowsays the long sentences prosecutors are sought are “severely unbalanced” with the crime.
US District Judge Arun Subramanian, who decides the verdict, shows that it is unlikely that the comb will be released soon. He refused bail twice for the rapper who has been jailed at the Federal Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest a year ago.
The verdict comes after nearly two months of trial, featuring testimony from a woman who described her being beaten, threatened, sexually assaulted and threatened by combs.
Ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” VenturaCombs said he ordered her to have “nasty” sex with strangers hundreds of times during his 10-year relationship.
Ju’s judge was shown repeatedly video clips of him dragging Kathy in the hallways of a hotel in Los Angeles.
Woman testifying under a pseudonym “Jane” The ju judge also felt she had an obligation to perform sexually with male sex workers on drug-fueled “hotel nights.”
To support their assault cases, the prosecutors also brought in witnesses who testified. Other acts of violence. The former personal assistant testified that Combs had raped her. One of Kathy’s friends said the ju judge’s comb hanged her from the balcony on the 17th floor. Rapper Kid Cudy testified that Comb broke into his house after learning he and Kathy were dating.
The ju judge has acquitted the assault comb, but the judge can still consider that testimony when he decides the sentence.
Subramanian is also considering letters submitted by Combs and some of his accusers.
In a letter to the judge on Thursday, Combs promised that he would not commit another crime, saying, “Old me died in prison and a new version of me has been reborn.”
In her letter, Cathy called Combs an operational abuser “who is not interested in changing or getting better.”
“He will always be the same cruel, power-hungry, manipulative guy he is,” she wrote.
Former personal assistant Who said Comb raped her In 2010, I asked Subramanian to share the sentence “considering the continued dangers that abusers pose to me and others.” The former assistant who testified under the pseudonym “MIA” is expected to speak in Friday’s verdict.
According to court filings, the comb speaks to the court. His defense team is also planning to play the video for around 11 minutes.
The lawyer of the comb says The sexual encounter was consensual, and comb drinking rushed to the prison forced him to learn from his misconduct. They say he doesn’t need to stay behind the bar as he’s already been punished well.
At a court hearing Last week, Combs seemed buoyant as he told his mother and children he was “close to getting home.”
