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(NewsNation) — Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been recovered not blameworthy of racketeering conspiracy, the astir superior complaint levied against him — but it's apt helium volition inactive person a lengthy situation stay.
On Wednesday, Combs was acquitted connected the RICO complaint and 2 counts of enactment trafficking, but a assemblage recovered him blameworthy of 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.
The maximum condemnation for each of his proscription convictions is 10 years, according to the U.S. Code, meaning Combs could beryllium down bars for up to 20 years.
If helium had been convicted of immoderate of the different counts, Combs would person faced beingness successful prison.
Former national authoritative David Weinstein told NewsNation that sentencing guidelines let for multiplying factors, perchance upping his sentence.
"He's looking astatine 15 positive years nether the sentencing line connected each count, and helium gets a multiplier for aggregate victims," Weinstein said.
"The justice tin tally them consecutive, and helium might, with an further multiplying factor, find himself bumping up against 10 connected each count," Weinstein added. "So, for radical to accidental oregon deliberation that he's going to get recognition clip served and locomotion retired of here, I deliberation that's a tube imagination for the defense."
Following the verdict Wednesday, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s lawyer said helium was “pleased” that Combs inactive faces “substantial jailhouse time.”
Ventura, 1 of Combs’ erstwhile partners, testified implicit 4 days astir the years of maltreatment she said Combs inflicted connected her, including information successful alleged “Freak Offs,” choreographed intersexual events that took halfway signifier during the trial.
