Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage An alternate juror in Sean Combs‘ criminal sex trafficking and racketeering trial has spoken out following the mogul’s acquittal on the more serious charges, saying the footage of Combs attacking Casandra “Cassie” Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel did not weigh too heavily …
Read More »How the Sean Combs Verdict May Have 'Chilling Effect' on Cases for Abuse Victims
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage When a jury of eight men and four women cleared Sean Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges on Wednesday – the most severe charges leveled against him by federal prosecutors – reaction was decidedly mixed. Combs’ supporters cheered the news …
Read More »Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Conspiracy
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs has been acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, with the hip-hop mogul dropping to his knees, praying, and thanking God after the jury shuffled out of the courtroom Wednesday morning. The verdict, which cleared the 55-year-old Bad Boy …
Read More »How Much Prison Time Could Sean Combs Serve After Prostitution Conviction?
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage After an eight-week trial, Sean Combs was convicted of two federal felonies but acquitted of the three most serious charges leveled against him. The mixed verdict led many experts to declare a victory for the embattled mogul. Combs was found guilty on …
Read More »Cassie Is 'Pleased' Following Sean Combs Prostitution Conviction, Says Lawyer
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s attorney commended her “courage” and said she “was in a good place” after Sean Combs was found guilty on two of the five federal charges he faced during his eight-week trial. Combs was convicted on two counts of transportation …
Read More »Sean Combs Denied Bail, Will Remain in Jail Until Sentencing
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs will remain in jail pending his sentencing for transportation to engage in prostitution, with Judge Arun Subramanian denying the mogul bail following the mixed verdict in his sex trafficking and racketeering case Wednesday, July 2. Combs was found guilty on …
Read More »Prayers and Fist Pumps: How Sean Combs Reacted to Not Guilty Verdicts
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage It was 9:52 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, when the note arrived from the jury in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. The mogul’s lawyers broke their huddle and walked to the holding room to retrieve their client. As Combs returned …
Read More »Sean Combs Jury Zeroes in on 'Freak-Offs' as Deliberations Continue
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage The jury in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering case has zeroed in on Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s testimony surrounding two key “freak-off” dates that prosecutors claim are clear-cut examples that Combs sex trafficked the R&B singer. On Tuesday, during the second day …
Read More »Sean Combs Jury Reaches Partial Verdict, Deadlocks on Racketeering Conspiracy
Jurors in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial reached a partial verdict Tuesday but remained divided on the major count alleging the music mogul ran a criminal enterprise. The jury sent a note to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian at around 4:05 p.m. saying that after less than two …
Read More »Jury Begins Deliberations in Sean Combs Trial
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage After seven weeks of testimony, Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering charges is now in the hands of the jury. On Monday morning, Judge Arun Subramanian gave the jurors, comprised of eight men and four women, what are known as “charging instructions,” …
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