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Sean "Diddy" Combs: The Verdict
Sean "Diddy" Combs is awaiting sentencing after being recovered guilty of 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution successful his national proceedings connected Wednesday.
Combs had besides faced much superior charges of enactment trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, but was acquitted connected those. The assemblage returned its afloat verdict connected the 3rd time of deliberations after reaching a partial verdict Tuesday and being ordered by the justice to proceed deliberating.
Here's what we cognize astir the punishment the euphony mogul could look aft his convictions.
"Diddy" denied bail up of sentencing
While Combs was acquitted of the astir terrible charges aft a seven-week trial, Judge Arun Subramanian ordered helium remain successful detention portion awaiting sentencing. Subramanian said helium disagreed with the defense's statement that Combs' crimes shouldn't trigger mandatory detention.
Prosecutors told the justice Wednesday that Combs is affluent and susceptible of fleeing.
Marc Agnifilo, Combs' attorney, declined to remark connected the bail denial aft leaving tribunal connected Wednesday, saying "a batch of these things are inactive successful process."
When is "Diddy's" sentencing?
Subramanian projected a sentencing day of Oct. 3, 2025.
A distant proceeding has been acceptable for Tuesday, July 8, astatine 2 p.m. ET. During that hearing, the prosecutors, defence and justice volition sermon the sentencing schedule. Both prosecutors and defence person agreed to an expedited sentencing and volition enactment toward that goal.
How agelong could "Diddy's" condemnation be?
Each number of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years, meaning Combs could perchance look up to 20 years successful prison. However, CBS News contributor Jessica Levinson said it was improbable his condemnation would beryllium that harsh.
"It sounds similar the prosecution is going to beryllium arguing for thing perchance implicit the midline, implicit 5 years," Levinson said.
Prosecutors antecedently said their preliminary calculations bespeak Combs should get astatine slightest 51 to 63 months, oregon astir 4 to 5 years, successful situation connected the 2 convictions. Meanwhile, the defence suggested a scope of 21 to 27 months.
Levinson said that it is besides hard to gauge the imaginable condemnation due to the fact that national judges person "a batch of discretion" erstwhile it comes to sentencing. Combs volition besides person a recognition for clip served since his apprehension successful September.
"It's perfectly not extracurricular of the realm of anticipation that determination volition beryllium immoderate situation time," Levinson said. "I bash not deliberation that we volition spot treble digit years successful prison."
Nathalie Nieves contributed to this report.
Kerry Breen is simply a quality exertion astatine CBSNews.com. A postgraduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she antecedently worked astatine NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers existent events, breaking quality and issues including substance use.
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