A look at the charges and potential sentencing Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces in his sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK – The assemblage successful Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial reached a verdict connected each but the astir analyzable counts - racketeering conspiracy - against the hip-hop star. Jurors are continuing their deliberations Wednesday aft saying they couldn't scope a statement connected that apical count.

Here's what we cognize astir the charges and imaginable sentencing:

What are the charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs?

The three-time Grammy Award victor has pleaded not blameworthy to 5 felony charges: 1 number of racketeering conspiracy; 2 counts of enactment trafficking by force, fraud oregon coercion; and 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.

Prosecutors accidental Combs coerced women into abusive enactment parties involving hired antheral enactment workers, ensured their compliance with drugs similar cocaine and threats to their careers, and silenced victims done blackmail and unit that included kidnapping, arson and beatings.

Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, portrayed the Bad Boys Records laminitis arsenic the unfortunate of overzealous prosecutors who exaggerated elements of his manner and recreational cause usage to bring charges that resulted successful what helium called a “fake trial.”

What is racketeering conspiracy?

The astir superior complaint successful this case, it alleges that Combs ran a transgression endeavor for 2 decades that relied connected bodyguards, household staff, idiosyncratic assistants and others successful his orbit to facilitate and screen up crimes.

It’s commonly utilized to tackle organized crime, with prosecutors utilizing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations act, oregon RICO, to instrumentality connected the Mafia successful the 1970s.

To beryllium the charge, prosecutors indispensable amusement that an endeavor existed and was progressive successful a signifier of racketeering activity. In this case, the alleged enactment includes kidnapping, arson, bribery and enactment trafficking.

What is simply a partial verdict?

The sheet of 8 men and 4 women said successful a enactment that “unpersuadable” views connected some sides kept them from reaching a unanimous verdict connected the racketeering charge. The assemblage has made a determination connected the different charges, nevertheless that remains nether wraps.

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian agreed with prosecutors and Combs’ defence squad that it was excessively soon to springiness up connected reaching a verdict connected each counts aft little than 13 hours of deliberations.

What condemnation could Combs face?

Racketeering conspiracy carries a imaginable maximum condemnation of beingness successful prison. The enactment trafficking complaint carries a mandatory minimum condemnation of 15 years successful situation and a maximum condemnation of life. Transportation to prosecute successful prostitution carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years successful prison.

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