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Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
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Sean Combs trial reaches an end with mixed verdict
The highly anticipated trial of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has reached an end.
The jury found Sean Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charge.
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."
Judge sends jury back to deliberation room
Judge Arun Subramanian brought the jury back into the courtroom and told them to continue deliberating.
He said if they want to go home for the day and resume their deliberations in the morning, he instructed them to send back a note.
Sean Combs stood with his hands in his pockets as the jury exited.
Judge says he'll tell jury to 'deliberate with a view to reaching an agreement'
Judge Arun Subramanian said he plans to read back a portion of the jury instructions to encourage further deliberations. The jury is not yet in the courtroom.
Subramanian said he will read to the jury: "It is your duty as jurors to consult with one another and to deliberate with a view to reaching an agreement. Each of you must decide the case for himself or herself, but you should do so only after a consideration of the case with your fellow jurors, and you should not hesitate to change an opinion when convinced that it is erroneous. Discuss and weigh your respective opinions dispassionately, without regard to sympathy, without regard to prejudice or favor for either party, and follow my instructions on the law."
"Again, your verdict must be unanimous, but you are not bound to surrender your honest convictions concerning the effect or weight of the evidence for the mere purpose of returning a verdict or solely because of the opinion of other jurors. Each of you must make your own decision about the proper outcome of this case based on your consideration of the evidence and your discussions with your fellow jurors. No juror should surrender his or her conscientious beliefs for the purpose of returning a unanimous verdict."
No verdict being read, judge will instruct jury to keep deliberating
Judge Arun Subramanian said he will not take a partial verdict.
Once the lawyers work out the language, the judge will call the jurors into the courtroom and instruct them to keep deliberating.
Both sides asked the judge to do this, and the judge agreed.
No verdict is being read now.
It is not yet clear whether jurors will continue deliberating tonight or whether they will opt to go home for the day.
Jury reaches partial verdict
The jury has reached a partial verdict in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
The jury has reached a verdict on counts 2, 3, 4, 5, which are: Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion (for one victim); Transportation to Engage in Prostitution (for one victim); Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion (for a second victim); and Transportation to Engage in Prostitution (for a second victim).
The note said they are unable to reach a verdict on the racketeering conspiracy count.
At the consent of both sides, the judge said he plans to instruct the jury to continue deliberating. They are now debating the next steps.
According to the note from the jury, there are "unpersuadable opinions" on both sides related to the racketeering conspiracy count.