Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing hearing confirmed

The day for Sean "Diddy" Combs's sentencing proceeding has been confirmed.

Following his high-profile trial, the hip-hop mogul was recovered guilty of 2 counts of proscription for prostitution by jurors successful Manhattan, New York, past week - but was cleared of sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

Defence lawyers argued Combs, who has been successful situation successful Brooklyn since his apprehension successful September past year, should beryllium bailed up of sentencing fixed the not blameworthy verdicts for the much superior charges, but Judge Arun Subramanian denied this - citing, among different things, the rapper's ain admissions of erstwhile convulsive behaviour.

The charges of sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy carried a imaginable beingness sentence. Combs inactive faces up to 20 years successful situation for the prostitution-related offences, but is not expected to person the maximum punishment.

After the verdict was delivered, the justice scheduled the sentencing proceeding for 3 October. At a distant follow-up league connected Tuesday, with statement from the defence and prosecution, the justice approved the date.

Combs joined the telephone but did not marque immoderate comment.

Any condemnation volition see recognition for clip already served - which volition beryllium conscionable implicit a twelvemonth by the clip the proceeding takes place.

During his trial, Combs was accused by prosecutors of abusing and coercing 3 alleged victims, including his erstwhile semipermanent partner, vocalist and exemplary Cassie Ventura.

Jurors recovered the allegations did not magnitude to sex-trafficking oregon racketeering, oregon moving a transgression endeavor - but they did find him blameworthy of transporting Cassie and different erstwhile woman "Jane" for prostitution offences astir the US, and paying antheral escorts to prosecute successful intersexual encounters.

Despite the blameworthy verdict connected those charges, the 55-year-old's squad described it arsenic "the triumph of each victories".

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In an interrogation implicit the weekend, defence lawyer Marc Agnifilo said Combs had received a lasting ovation from chap inmates erstwhile helium returned to jailhouse aft being acquitted of the much superior charges.

"They each said, 'We ne'er get to spot anyone who beats the government'," helium said.

Ahead of sentencing, Combs's lawyers volition record their recommendations by 19 September, with prosecutors apt to travel a week later.

Prosecutors antecedently said the rapper could look astir 4 to 5 years successful situation nether national sentencing guidelines, portion the defence has suggested a two-year sentence.