{"id":6729,"date":"2025-07-03T07:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/diddy-must-stay-in-jail-after-verdict-due-to-domestic-abuse-judge\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T07:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:43:57","slug":"diddy-must-stay-in-jail-after-verdict-due-to-domestic-abuse-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/diddy-must-stay-in-jail-after-verdict-due-to-domestic-abuse-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Must Stay in Jail After Verdict Due to Domestic Abuse: Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs will remain in custody despite his stunning partial acquittal on sex-trafficking and racketeering charges, after a judge found the rap mogul\u2019s history of domestic violence makes him a danger while awaiting sentencing on his prostitution conviction.<\/p>\n

\n\tJudge Arun Subramanian ruled Wednesday evening (July 2) that Combs, who\u2019s been in jail since his arrest 10 months ago, will have to stay there until a sentencing hearing a few months from now. The judge proposed an October sentencing date, though the schedule has not yet been finalized.<\/p>\n

\n\tA jury cleared Combs Wednesday morning of charges that alleged he operated a criminal syndicate under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and trafficked singer Cassie Ventura and an anonymous ex-girlfriend dubbed \u201cJane\u201d for marathon sex with male escorts. The rapper was found guilty on two other counts for transporting Ventura, Jane and various sex workers across state lines for the dayslong, drug-fueled hotel parties known as \u201cfreak-offs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJudge Subramanian agreed with prosecutors that Combs is still a danger to society despite his acquittal on the more serious charges. According to the New York Times<\/a><\/em>, the judge cited the fact that Combs\u2019 lawyers admitted throughout the trial that the rapper was physically abusive to his girlfriends.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou full-throatedly in your closing argument told the jury that there was violence here,\u201d the judge told Combs\u2019 team.<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs will thus remain at New York\u2019s Metropolitan Detention Center until the sentencing hearing, where he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. He\u2019ll likely get significantly less than that; the defense says his suggested sentencing guideline will come out to around two years in prison, while prosecutors say it\u2019s more likely to be around four to five years.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf Combs had been convicted on all charges, he would have been subject to a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum term of life behind bars.<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs\u2019 lawyers argued in their motion for bail following the verdict that the rapper \u201cdemonstrated a pattern of trustworthiness and cooperation\u201d throughout the case and would be a model citizen if let out of jail until sentencing.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere is simply no risk Mr. Combs will seek to flee or recidivate,\u201d wrote attorney Alexandra Shapiro. <\/strong>\u201cThroughout these proceedings, Mr. Combs\u2019s family has been seated by his side, demonstrating the same respect for these proceedings and support for Mr. Combs that they will pay going forward. They were here and are here to support him, and he is obviously committed to reuniting with this family to continue to support them, not to flee or put them at further risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tProsecutors, meanwhile, said Combs continues to be a flight risk and a danger to those around him. They pointed to evidence throughout the trial of Combs\u2019 domestic abuse, including a now-infamous surveillance video of the rapper kicking and dragging Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe overwhelming evidence established at trial \u2014 which the defendant did not dispute \u2014 shows that the defendant has engaged in a yearslong pattern of abuse and violence, including as recently as in June 2024, approximately three months before his arrest in this case,\u201d added the prosecution team led by Maurene Comey<\/strong>. \u201cDespite the knowledge that he was under federal investigation, the defendant nevertheless brutally assaulted Jane, leaving injuries that were visible for days after the assault.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tVentura\u2019s lawyer submitted a letter to Judge Subramanian on Wednesday asking that Combs remain in jail, as did a stylist who testified at the trial that he witnessed the rapper brutally assault Ventura.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMs. Ventura believes that Mr. Combs is likely to pose a danger to the victims who testified in this case, including herself, as well as to the community,\u201d wrote Ventura\u2019s attorney, Douglas Wigdor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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