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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to throw out guilty verdicts or grant him a new trial

NEW YORK, JUL 31 – Sean Combs argues the Mann Act does not apply since he did not profit from prostitution or arrange transportation, seeking acquittal or new trial before October sentencing.

  • Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers have requested his acquittal of prostitution-related offenses, or a new trial on the same charges.
  • Combs was found not guilty of serious charges, including racketeering, conspiracy, and sex trafficking.
  • A New York jury convicted him on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
  • His lawyers are asking Judge Arun Subramanian for a new trial regarding only the two prostitution-related charges.
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Sean "In a 62-page statement to the court, did ask for the annulment of the judgment given against him or the setting up of a new main trial – even before the sentence was officially determined. In the letter, his lawyer's team states that the verdict was unconstitutional and that Combs had been targeted by the Federal Prosecutor's Office in a targeted and unjustified manner. Combs was convicted of two cases of promotion for the purpose of prost…

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On Thursday, July 31, 2025, a new judicial chapter opened in the case of P. Diddy. Accused of sexual trafficking, violence and exploitation, the icon of American hip hop is now in the sights of New York prosecutors, who demand a refusal of his request for freedom.

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New York prosecutors are denying Diddy bail, according to US media reports. His lawyers have asked the judge to set bail at $50 million and release Diddy until the judge determines his sentence on October 3rd.

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107.5 WBLS broke the news in on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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