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The artist known as Diddy will stand before a federal judge in NYC on Friday to receive his sentence following his conviction earlier this year on charges related to prostitution.

Jury Decision

After the extended trial that concluded in the month of July, panel members acquitted Combs of the top-level charges of human trafficking and conspiracy charges. However, the jury, nonetheless, convict him on two charges of transporting people for sex work.

The presiding judge is now tasked with the job of setting the punishment. The hearing is scheduled to start at ten in the morning Eastern Standard Time.

Case Background

He faced allegations of influencing two ex-partners into sexual situations involving drugs involving professional escorts. A conviction on the most serious charges would have led to a life in prison.

After being cleared of those allegations, he according to accounts knelt down in prayer. His lawyer commented that he had “received his life back”.

Potential Sentence

However, the findings of guilt he obtained still each carry a possible of ten years in prison according to the US Mann Act, which prohibits moving across state borders to facilitate prostitution.

Federal prosecutors describe the conduct as serious crimes, while the defense has rejected the counts as “fallback” allegations that never should have proceeded.

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It has been reported that he aims to address to the presiding officer ahead of the judgment is announced, even though never testifying during the court case.

Through a filing submitted the previous week, his legal representatives asked that he be allowed to show up in “civilian attire” at the proceeding, similar to he had in the court case when he dressed in informal business attire.

“The sentencing process is extremely important for Sean Combs,” the letter noted. “He wishes to face the bench, make a statement, and make his case in the most honorable and proper fashion attainable.”

Proposed Penalties

Differing sentences is on the table, as the government and defense have offered suggestions following federal sentencing rules, although the final decision is up to the court.

Federal attorneys is recommending at least eleven years and three months behind bars – which equals 11 years and three months – describing Combs “not sorry” and pointing out coercive behavior that those who testified recounted.

His attorneys are seeking a maximum of just over a year, which considering time served would permit Combs to exit prison by the close of 2025. Their position is that his sentence has already been enough for what they maintain was consensual sex with paid “entertainers”.

Court probation officers, in the meantime, estimated that the standard penalty range might amount to as much as 87 months.