US EditionProsecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ request for acquittal or new trial should be swiftly rejected
Prosecutors assert overwhelming evidence supports Sean Combs' conviction for organizing interstate prostitution events, urging sentencing without granting his request for acquittal or retrial.
- Federal prosecutors filed papers on August 21, 2025, urging a judge to reject Sean "Diddy" Combs' request for acquittal or a new trial in New York.
- Combs was convicted in July 2025 on two lesser Mann Act charges related to transporting escorts across state lines for prostitution between 2008 and 2024.
- Prosecutors say Combs masterminded multiday, drug-fueled sexual events called "freak-offs" or "hotel nights," involving hiring and directing male sex workers for two ex-girlfriends.
- Prosecutors highlighted strong evidence, including testimony from both women that Combs used threats to release videos as a means of controlling them, and stated that he faces a lengthy prison sentence.
- Combs remains incarcerated without bail, with his sentencing scheduled for October 3, 2025. His attorneys have argued that he deserves minimal or no further prison time, while prosecutors maintain he should serve several years.
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The federal prosecutor's office urges a federal judge to quickly reject Sean "Diddy" Combs's request for the jury's verdict to be dismissed or a retrial ordered after a jury convicted the music tycoon on two prostitution-related charges.
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The legal team for Sean “Diddy” Combs is pushing for the disgraced music mogul to be acquitted or to be given a second trial following his two convictions for engaging in prostitution charges, but prosecutors say he should not be given a second bite of the apple. In a motion filed four weeks after Diddy was cleared of racketeering and sex trafficking, the defense argued the Mann Act was misapplied, the evidence was weak, and that “inflammatory” …
The federal prosecutor's office urged a federal judge to quickly reject Sean "Diddy" Combs's request for the jury's verdict to be dismissed or a retrial ordered after a jury convicted the music tycoon on two prostitution-related charges. In documents filed shortly before midnight Wednesday, the prosecution alleged that Combs orchestrated elaborate sexual acts for two ex-girlfriends between 2008 and last year, in which male sex workers were hired…
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