Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney urged the judge to release him immediately, arguing that his acquittal on major charges justifies bail.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney is urging the judge to allow Diddy to walk free after the rapper was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering.
After two days of deliberation, the jury reached a partial verdict, clearing him of racketeering, forced sex trafficking, and the sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura and Jane.
However, they found him guilty on one count: transporting Ventura and Jane across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.
Diddy’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, wasted no time in calling for the mogul’s immediate release on a $1 million bond.
According to journalist Matthew Russell Lee, Agnifilo told the judge, “He is no longer charged with sex trafficking or racketeering. His plane has been chartered – it is in Maui. He does not have access to his plane. This is his first conviction, and it is a prostitution offense. He should be released.”
The attorney added, “His family is here and could sign a bond. He should be released today, to go back and live at Two Star Island.”
Prosecutors opposed the release, stating, “The defendant faces a maximum sentence of twenty years. Even while faced with this case, he assaulted Jane… Here in NY, preparing to surrender, he had drugs in his hotel room, was ready to commit this same offense.”
The judge said he would review the statutes and asked for both sides to prepare arguments.
Judge Subramanian noted, “Mr. Combs does not want to go back to the MDC, he is shaking his head,” before instructing all parties to submit their arguments by 1 p.m., with court set to reconvene later that afternoon.
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