Sean ‘Diddy' Combs found guilty of two charges but cleared of sex trafficking
The verdict follows a nearly 10-month federal prosecution accusing the music icon of running a criminal enterprise and coercing victims from 2004 to 2024.
Jurors heard eight weeks of testimony, including from ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, alleging years of physical and sexual abuse, and drug-fueled "freak offs'.
The trial also heard testimony from a security guard who said the rapper handed him a paper bag with $100,000 cash inside to conceal a 2016 video of him hitting Ventura.
Ventura and "Jane Doe," described feeling like "sex workers" during these events, but Combs' defense emphasized text messages that indicated the women expressing support for the sex marathons.
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