Warning: This story contains accusations of sexual violence and can affect those who have experienced this or know someone, who was affected.
Sean (Didi) Combs was sentenced on Friday to four years and two months of imprisonment in the case with the participation of sex workers, violence and “bizarre”.
The District Judge of the United States Arun Subramanyan said that a long sentence was needed to contain and that he was not convinced that if the musical tycoon was released, these crimes would not happen again.
“Why did it happen for so long?” Subramanian asked when he handed over the proposal. “Because you had the strength and resources to preserve it, and because you were not caught.”
The 55-year-old Combs was found guilty in July that flying people through state lines for sexual contacts of the marathon with drugs. The assessors justified him for the termination, conspiracy and accusations of sexual trade, which could bear life imprisonment. Along with the time of imprisonment, he will also need to pay $ 500,000, the most acceptable fine, given the fees.
Speaking at the hearing at the beginning of the day, Combs apologized and called his past behavior “disgusting, shameful” and “sick”.
Sean (Diddy) Combs was convicted of crimes related to prostitution, but was justified for trading in sex and a racket of racket, which could put a hip-hop magnate behind bars for a lifetime.
The hip-hop magnate also told the judge that his homemade violence is the burden that he will have to carry until the end of his life. His testimonies appeared a few hours after the opening of the hearing, and the prosecutors claim that he should be locked more than twice as much than he received, and his children with tears on themselves asked the judge to show mercy.
The prosecutors wanted more than 11 years behind bars for Combs, which was convicted of two points of prosecution in transport in order to participate in prostitution.
Combs’s lawyers asked that he would immediately be freed. They proposed an atypical presentation to hear the sentence, reflecting the unique nature of the reputation of Combs as a rich and charitable celebrity, who is well versed in creating and forming the image.
Protection also showed an 11-minute video. This portrayed a Combs career and family life, showing him with children or trying to inspire others, especially children, in public conditions.
At some moment in the video, the Combs put his hand on half of his face and began to cry, his shoulders sometimes rose.
In his almost two -month court in the Federal Court of Manhattan, the testimonies of women are shown that they said that the Combs beat, threatened, underwent sexual violence and blackmailed them.
The prosecutor Christie Slavik told Subramanin that from the serious prison prisoners from the fact that he justifies the years of violence.
“This is a case of a man who did terrible things to real people to satisfy his own sexual satisfaction,” she said. “He does not need money. His currency was control. ”
Slavik also blew up the Combs for allegedly booking a performance in Southern Florida next week, calling his “height of pride.”
Combs children testify
And vice versa, Combs said that his desire to tell his story and change the life of others was no effort to reduce his proposal.
“This story is real. This story is tragic, ”he said. “I have nothing more.”
He thanked the jury and thanked the judge for giving him confidence in believe in the jury, so that he did not have to testify. He thanked the jury for justifying him from accusations, which were carrying potential life sentences. As for other accusations, he told the judge: “I do not perceive my … beliefs.
“If you give me another chance, I will not let you down. And the evidence that these are the beautiful children who went up there and spoke for me, ”he said, referring to his children, who begged about condescension.
“My father is my superhero. To see how he broke down, and is devoid of everything that I will never forget, ”said the son of Combs, Justin Combs, adding that the prison forced his father to abandon drugs and alcohol.
Combs was convicted in accordance with the Manne Law, which prohibits the transportation of people through state lines for prostitution. Lawyer Jason Driscall claimed that the law was incorrectly applied. Another lawyer, Nicole Westmorland, grew emotionally, saying that Combs inspired her personally.
“Mr. Combs is no more than life. He is a man. And he made some mistakes, ”said Westmorland. “But the judge, how many of us can say that we helped many of our lives, countless lives?”
Outside the court building, journalists and spectators rummaged along the sidewalks, repeating the scenes from the trial of the Combs in the beginning of this year.
During the testimony, the former friend of Kandra (Cassie) Ventura told the juggle that Combs ordered her to “get carried away” by sex with strangers hundreds of times during their decades. The jury saw a video about how Combs dragged and beat her in a corridor at a hotel in Los Angeles after one such multi-day “ugliness”.
The woman who testified under the pseudonym “Jane” said that she was subjected to violence and felt obligated to perform in male sexual workers in “hotel evenings” with drugs, while the Combs watched and sometimes shot.
The only prosecutor accused on Friday should be personally acted, a former personal assistant who testified under the pseudonym “Mia” responded after the defense objection. She accused the Combs of raping her in 2010 and asked the judge to pronounce the verdict that reflects the “continued danger that my offender presents.”
Prosecutors also presented testimonies in court of other alleged violence. One of Cassie's friends said that Combs hung her from the balcony of the 17th floor. The rapper Kid Kudi said that Combs burst into his house, learning that he was meeting with Cassie.
In a letter on Thursday, the Combs told the judge: “I died in prison, and the new version was revived”, promising he will never commit another crime.
Cassie, in her own letter, called him an offender, who “will always be the same cruel, eager for power, manipulative person whom he is.”
Combs' lawyers say that sexual meetings were agreed, and this prison stimulated his sobriety and repentance. At the hearing last week, Combs told his mother and the children that he “is approaching to return home.”
Support is available to everyone who has undergone sexual violence. You can access crisis lines and local support services through this Web Sit of the Government of Canada or The final database of the Canadian violence associationThe field if you are in the immediate danger or are afraid for your safety or those around you, please call 911.
