What's Next for Sean Combs?
Though Mr. Combs and his lawyers were jubilant after the acquittals on the more severe charges, he still awaits sentencing at a date that is not yet scheduled.
Here is what is next for Mr. Combs:
Before 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a jubilant Mr. Combs and his family were clapping and cheering his legal team after what they considered a victory in court. But a question remained: Would Judge Arun Subramanian grant him bail to go free as he waited for his sentencing hearing?
The defense proposed a $1 million bond, co-signed by Mr. Combs, his mother, his sister and Sarah Chapman, the mother of his oldest daughter, Chance. His passport would be surrendered, and his travel would be restricted to the judicial districts around New York, Los Angeles and Miami. He would also agree to drug testing.
'Today, the jury unambiguously rejected the government's allegations that Mr. Combs ran a yearslong criminal enterprise or engaged in sex trafficking — the core of the government's case,' the defense wrote.
In a letter filed by the government, prosecutors argued that Mr. Combs should remain in detention in part because during the trial 'the defendant embraced the fact that he was a habitual drug user who regularly engaged in domestic abuse.'
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