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” testimony from the acquitted charges unfairly tainted the jury.
“He transported escorts across state lines to engage in Freak Offs for pay. He directed the sexual activity of escorts and victims throughout Freak Offs for his own sexual gratification. And he personally engaged in sexual activity during Freak Offs,” prosecutors responded. “There was more than a sufficient basis, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Government, to support the counts of conviction.”
Diddy has already been denied bail five times after a judge deemed him too dangerous to release onto the streets. His ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, also penned a letter to the judge, urging the judge keep Diddy behind bars until sentencing.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 3.