Famous American music mogual, Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs was in a joyous mood on Wednesday, 2 July , 2025 as a court in United States of America cleared him of sex trafficking and racketeering trial but found him guilty on only two of five charges.
The jury’s verdict, delivered on the third day of deliberations, declared Combs, 55, not guilty of one count of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion but guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Following a long trial, the jurors reached verdicts and determined that Sean “Diddy” Combs is:
a) Not guilty of Count 1: Racketeering conspiracy
b) Not guilty of Count 2: Sex-trafficking of Cassie Ventura
c) Guilty of Count 3: Transportation for prostitution of Cassie and others
d) Not Guilty of Count 4: Sex-trafficking of Jane* [*Jane, who dated Diddy between early 2021 and his arrest in 2024, testified using a pseudonym.]
e) Guilty of Count 5: Transportation for prostitution of Jane and others
Diddy pumped his fist in the air and mouthed “thank you” at the jurors as they confirmed their verdict.
The rapper and hip hop mogul was found guilty on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution related to his ex, Cassie Ventura, as well as an unidentified victim named “Jane.”
Later Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ bail request, saying it would be impossible for him to prove he does not pose a danger.
The verdict is seen as a win for Combs and his defense team, which did not call a single witness during the seven-week trial. After it was read, his family stood in the background, clapping and cheering. Combs fell to his knees in prayer. As he left the courtroom, he told his family, “Thank you, love you.”
Teny Geragos, one of Combs’ attorneys, broke out in tears. His lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, made a fist in triumph as the defense team hugged one another and hugged his family.
“It’s a great victory for Sean Combs,” Agnifilo told reporters outside the courthouse. “It’s a great victory for the jury system. You saw that the Southern District of New York prosecutors came at him with all that they had.”
Agnifilo had asked Subramanian to release Combs from federal detention, where he has been for nearly a year. He also asked for Combs to be released on conditions to his home in Miami, offering a $1 million bond.
Combs has been a “model prisoner” who is “in the process of working on himself” and has no plans to flee, Agnifilo said.
In his denial, Subramanian cited Combs’ attorneys’ own words — “we own the domestic violence” — and said prosecutors had presented evidence that Combs had “engaged in years of lifelong violence.”
“He continues to be a danger to others,” Subramanian said.
Subramanian set a sentencing date of Oct. 3. Prosecutors are seeking between four and five years behind bars, the judge said.
Source NBC News
