Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial updates: Bail denied due to 'propensity for violence'
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."
Jury sends a sixth note to the court
The jury has sent a new note to the judge.
This is their sixth note since deliberations began Monday, including the first note in which they selected a foreperson. The defense attorneys and prosecutors have reconvened in the courtroom.
Jury receives requested testimony transcript after roughly three hours of court discussion
About three hours after they asked for testimony from star witness Cassie Ventura and male escort Daniel Phillip, the jury in Sean Combs sex trafficking trial received the transcripts they requested.
The delay was caused in part because of a dispute between the lawyers about how much of the testimony to include.
Defense lawyers wanted to add more – including testimony about the Ventura’s $10 million settlement with the Los Angeles InterContinental Hotel – while prosecutors advocated to send a narrower portion of the transcript. After Judge Arun Subramanian suggested sending the jury the entirety of Ventura’s testimony – prompting Combs to visibly shake his head at his lawyer – defense lawyers relented and agreed to send a shorter portion of the transcript.
Overall, the testimony the jury requested focuses on three instances that prosecutors highlighted as examples of Combs’ alleged sex trafficking of Ventura.
First, the jury requested Ventura’s testimony about being assaulted by Combs at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. She testified that she tried to leave a so-called "freak-off" sexual encounter after Combs gave her a black eye.
The jury also requested testimony given by Ventura and Phillip about an alleged instance in which Combs became violent with Ventura at a New York hotel during a "freak-off."
The last portion of testimony requested by the jury focused on a time when Ventura traveled with Combs overseas to attend the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Parties continue to discuss transcripts to be provided to the jury
The parties are still debating which portions of the requested testimony transcripts from Cassie Ventura and male escort Daniel Phillip will be provided to the jury.
Jury asks for testimony transcripts from Cassie Ventura and male escort Daniel Phillip
The jury sent its fifth note to Judge Arun Subramanian about an hour and 15 minutes into its first full day of deliberations.
The note was a request to to review the transcripts of Cassie Ventura’s testimony about the March 5, 2016 Los Angeles InterContinental Hotel incident in which Sean Combs was caught on security camera surveillance video physically attacking her.
The jury also asked for her testimony about a trip Ventura took with Combs to the Cannes Film Festival in France. Ventura testified that on the flight home, Combs showed her videos of her having sex during so-called "freak-off" encounters.
Ventura told the jury that she thought Combs “was going to embarrass me and release them.”
The jury also asked for a portion of Ventura’s testimony about "freak-offs" with Daniel Phillip, a male escort who was also a prosecution witness.
The jury further asked for Phillip’s testimony regarding an alleged "freak-off" at the Essex Hotel in New York. Phillip testified he saw Ventura "completely passed out" and “slumped over” at that time.
The lawyers are working through which portions of the transcript to send back to the jury room.