The jury found Combs guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura) and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane").
He was found not guilty of both charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion in connection with Ventura and "Jane."
Combs was accused of being the ringleader of an alleged enterprise that "abused, threatened and coerced women" into prolonged, drug-fueled sexual orgies with male prostitutes, which he called "freak-offs," and then threatened them into silence. Combs has said that all of the sex was consensual and that while his relationships sometimes involved domestic violence, he wasn't engaged in trafficking.
Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs was simply part of the swinger lifestyle and that he "vehemently denies the accusations made by the SDNY."
Jun 06, 2025, 3:41 PM EDT
Attorney for 'Jane' says social media posts 'threaten her safety'
During a break, an attorney representing Jane informed the court that there are social media accounts and websites that are seeking to reveal Jane’s true identity.
The attorney said she is documenting posts and monitoring livestreams that may be violating the court’s pseudonym order.
“These posts threaten her safety,” the attorney said.
The attorney said it does not appear the individuals responsible are in the courthouse but the judge said he would consider any application for additional restrictions on disclosing identifiable information.
Jun 06, 2025, 3:10 PM EDT
'Jane' tells court 'hotel nights' left her with back pain and near-weekly UTIs
During the frequent encounters with male prostitutes "Jane" testified she was made to endure, she "wore really high, high, high heels for dancers, for stripper girls."
With all the baby oil, "I just remember my feet being really sticky and oily and I would try to remain balanced. Maybe a couple times I slipped," she testified.
At one point, she testified Combs asked her to pierce her nipples.
"He said that would turn him on and that's what he wanted for his girl," "Jane" testified.
She told the court Combs recommended a place in Los Angeles and Kristina Khorram helped her arrange an appointment.
"It felt like a rodent bit on my nipples really hard," "Jane" recalled. She kept the piercings for about a year, she testified, until they snagged on her lingerie "and bled and got infected."
"Jane" told the court Combs grew "impatient" with how long it took her to replace them.
"He would say things like 'Where are my piercings? Where are my piercings? This is the last time I see you without them in,'" "Jane" testified.
She testified that "hotel nights" left her with back pain. "I would be at the edge of a seat or the edge of the bed in the position that he liked doing foreplay on these men," "Jane" testified.
She testified the encounters left her with urinary tract infections "almost every week."
Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked, "Were there times you couldn't fully recover from a UTI before having another hotel night?"
"Here and there," testified "Jane."
Jun 06, 2025, 2:43 PM EDT
'Jane' testifies about taking instructions from Combs during 'hotel nights': 'Wanted to put on a good show'
After a while, Sean Combs did not have to directly ask "Jane" for "hotel nights" with male prostitutes, "Jane" told the court.
"I knew it was to be expected," "Jane" testified.
Most often, she told the court she had sex with Paul, who she identified as Combs' trainer, followed by an adult film performer she nicknamed "Chef" because "he had a passion for cooking and on the side he was a private chef."
She could not remember the names of all the men involved in "hotel nights." She remembered an "odd," "Spanish-looking buff man" who pulled out a scent for her to smell during sex and "this African-American man, I think he was an actor or singer."
This part of "Jane's" testimony is subdued. She speaks in a soft voice. Combs is seated at the table with his hands clasped in his lap.
"Jane" testified she witnessed Combs hand money to the escorts, and she testified Combs gave her instructions.
"How to use baby oil on the man and how to touch myself while it was happening," Jane testified. "I remember Sean would say things like, 'Do you want to taste it, or do this, or just let it hang or drip, or just touch yourself.'"
Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked, "How did you respond?" Jane testified, "On command."
"Did Sean ever record you when you were sober?" Comey asked.
"No," "Jane" told the court.
"Did you enjoy having sex with these other men?" Comey asked.
"No," "Jane" testified.
"Did you act like you enjoyed it?" Comey asked.
"Yes," "Jane" testified. "Because I wanted to put on a good show."
The jury then saw photos of "Jane" with various men during "hotel nights." The images were not visible to the rest of the courtroom.
"Was Sean present for all of the images we just saw?" Comey asked. "Yes," she testified.
Jun 06, 2025, 1:03 PM EDT
'Jane' tells court male escorts came to her birthday: 'I didn’t expect that'
In her testimony, "Jane" could not recall how many different men she was paired with during her relationship with Sean Combs.
She was shown photos of men she identified as Don, Paul, Leo and Michael.
There was also a photo of a man whose name she could not remember but she did testify, "I was immediately repulsed by him."
She told the court Combs brought the man to L'Ermitage in Beverly Hills.
"I just remember that he was really sweaty and I saw he didn't look nice and kinda smelled. I was just hesitant with him," Jane testified. "I just tried to make it work. I tried to kind of seduce him with my body and try to make some sort of attraction happen and I just remember him sweating so much."
She testified she was "throwing looks at my partner like I wasn't feeling this" but "Sean saying, 'If I want to taste it' and I was trying to move around that subject."
She testified Combs "laid me down and started having sex with me" while the other man was "hovering on top of me by my face."
"He was telling me to look at it. And I just remember this man sweating on me," "Jane" told the court.
She testified Combs stopped having sex with me, excused the man and then told her a different man, Paul, was coming in.
"Jane" testified Paul was Combs' personal trainer. She told the court she remembered participating in "hotel nights" with Paul in Los Angeles, Miami and Turks and Caicos.
The last time she saw him was July 2024, "Jane" told the court, testimony that seems to suggest Combs was engaging in this conduct while he was under federal investigation.
"Jane" gave tearful, anguished testimony about her birthday in 2023 when she testified she was made to have sex with three different men in addition to Combs.
She testified Combs invited her to Miami for her birthday, telling the court "I expected just quality time with my partner."
At dinner at Nobu, she testified Combs brought up entertaining another man.
"I just gulped. I had this gulp moment like something was stuck in my throat because I didn't expect that," "Jane" testified. "He said 'Well it's your birthday. I thought you wanted to have fun. You should try something new for your birthday,'"
"Jane" began to break down on the witness stand as she told the jury, "I just accepted it."
Maurene Comey (not seen) questions "Jane" during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, June 6, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked, "Why?" "Jane" told the court, "I don't know," lamenting, "It had become so routine."
"Jane" began sniffling, wiping her nose and eyes as she testified she turned "robotic."
"I just feel like at this point I had done so many of these that I just know how to just tune out and get in a zone. And I just know what my partner likes to see, and I just turn on this person and I just begin," "Jane" told the court.
As she was about to have sex with the male escort, "Jane" testified she asked Combs for a condom.
"He was very upset. Behind this man I remember Sean giving me these really bad looks, these really dirty looks, like 'You better not ask for a f------ condom,'" "Jane" testified. "He hated it. He was walking away, like so disinterested. He just made me feel really, really bad. I just wanted it to be over."
When the sex ended, "Jane" told the court she and Combs moved to a bigger suite.
"I remember Sean was, he shifted his energy, he was celebratory. He had a surprise for me at the table. There was cake, flowers, I think there was another bracelet, balloons. He made that suite look really nice for me. We had that rare bit of alone time," "Jane" testified.
Then another man entered the room, according to her testimony.
She tearfully testified "just doing so much, just going back and forth between the men."
According to testimony, by the time that man left, it was morning and Combs told her, "Don was coming."
She told the jury she reacted like it was nothing but "inside, I hated it."
Comey asked, "Why did you react like it was nothing if you hated it?" "Jane" could not get through her answer.
"Did Don end up coming?" Comey asked.
"Yes," Jane testified. "We had sex."
Comey asked for the lunch break and escorted Jane from the witness box. Combs appeared to glance at her as she walked from the courtroom.
