Sean "Diddy" Combs to remain detained ahead of sentencing

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Sean "Diddy" Combs volition stay detained aft a assemblage recovered him blameworthy Wednesday of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution successful his high-profile proceedings successful New York City. The euphony mogul was acquitted of the much terrible charges of racketeering conspiracy and enactment trafficking.

Following the seven-week assemblage trial, Combs' attorneys moved to person him released from the Metropolitan Detention Center successful Brooklyn wherever helium was held during the trial, arguing that the 55-year-old had been acquitted of the astir superior charges and "continued detention of Mr. Combs is inappropriate."

The defence argued Combs should beryllium capable to instrumentality to his Miami home, emphasizing that this was his archetypal conviction.

In a filing submitted to Judge Arun Subramanian connected Wednesday, Combs' ineligible squad said helium came to New York to surrender due to the fact that helium was "committed to showing his innocence" and that Combs should beryllium released pending sentencing.

The attorneys cited conditions nether the Bail Reform Act that states "a suspect who has been recovered blameworthy of an discourtesy is entitled to merchandise pending sentencing if the Court finds by 'clear and convincing evidence' that helium 'is not apt to fly oregon airs a information to the information of immoderate different idiosyncratic oregon the assemblage if released.'"

Federal prosecutors, however, argued the Bail Reform Act dictates that Combs should stay successful custody.

In their filing to the judge, prosecutors said the crimes Combs was convicted of "constitute crimes of unit and mandate detention pursuing the defendant's conviction."

"As detention is mandatory pursuing a condemnation of a Mann Act offense, the Government has been incapable to find a lawsuit successful which a suspect was released from custody pursuing specified a conviction," prosecutors said.

Combs was convicted of 2 counts of prostitution-related charges. Each number carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years successful prison. Prosecutors said their preliminary calculations bespeak Combs should get astatine slightest 51 to 63 months imprisonment connected the 2 convictions, oregon a condemnation of astir 4 to 5 years.

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Alice Gainer contributed to this report.