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(NewsNation) — "Victim 3" successful rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial has been revealed, and she's pushing for his release.
Combs' ex-girlfriend Virginia Huynh wrote a missive requesting bail for the rapper up of his sentencing. The defence submitted the missive Sunday arsenic portion of Combs' bail request.
Huynh, a model, was scheduled to attest for the prosecution successful June, but prosecutors aboriginal informed the tribunal they had mislaid interaction with "Victim 3," arsenic she was anonymously identified successful the case.
"I person known Sean Combs for galore years successful some a idiosyncratic and nonrecreational capacity," Huynh wrote successful the letter. "From that acquisition I person seen him chiefly arsenic a father, a household antheral and a businessman, roles that helium has ever striven to uphold. I supply this missive to stock my observations astir his quality and to respectfully petition that the Court licence his merchandise connected enslaved portion the lawsuit proceeds.”
Prosecutors person argued Combs has a past of unit toward women, including "Victim 3," present identified arsenic Huynh.
"Our relationship, similar many, was not ever perfect, we experienced ups and downs, and mistakes were made," Huynh wrote. "Over the years that followed helium made disposable efforts to go a amended idiosyncratic and to code the harm helium had caused."
In this courtroom sketch, Sean "Diddy" Combs reacts aft helium was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of enactment trafficking and racketeering charges that could person enactment him down bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, successful Manhattan national tribunal successful New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)The brace dated portion helium was successful a narration with vocalist Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura, who was a cardinal witnesser for the prosecution.
"By the clip our narration ended, helium embodied an vigor of love, patience and gentleness that was markedly antithetic from his past behavior," Huynh said. "To my knowledge, helium has not been convulsive for galore years, and helium has been committed to being a begetter first."
Huynh said she doesn't presumption him arsenic a information to her oregon the community.
Combs, 55, was found guilty connected 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution but acquitted connected the much superior charges of enactment trafficking and racketeering. He faces up to 10 years connected each count.
"Hellbent connected punishing him for being a idiosyncratic of prostitution services successful a much draconian
manner than anyone successful U.S. history, the authorities continues to people him unfairly, conscionable arsenic it has
done from the inception of this provably misplaced investigation," Combs' defence lawyers wrote successful the petition for bail.
The defence has made repeated failed efforts to merchandise Combs connected enslaved portion helium awaited trial. Combs is acceptable to beryllium sentenced connected Oct 3.
