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(NewsNation) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months down bars by a national justice Friday, aft being convicted connected a brace of prostitution-related charges 3 months agone but escaping RICO charges which could person enactment him down bars for life.
Jeffrey Lichtman, a transgression defence lawyer who represented Combs' son, Justin, told NewsNation that Combs volition service “in 1 of the worst prisons successful America.”
Lichtman said, “Today’s canine and pony amusement — portion absorbing and comic astatine times — didn’t determination the justice astatine all, arsenic helium surely had successful his caput earlier helium came onto the seat contiguous that helium was giving Combs 50 months. Not a horrible condemnation astatine all, but clip served was ne'er a realistic prospect,” helium said.
“At the extremity of the day, arsenic atrocious arsenic Combs’ behaviour was, it ne'er was wide what national laws helium violated, if any. And 50 months successful jail, a batch of it successful 1 of the worst prisons successful America, is simply a truly superior punishment,” the lawyer noted.
The rapper was charged connected counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution nether the Mann Act — which carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years successful situation per count. He was recovered not blameworthy of racketeering and enactment trafficking.
Douglas H. Wigdor, the lawyer for Combs' ex-partner Casanda "Cassie" Ventura, said Friday aft sentencing that, “This full transgression process started erstwhile our lawsuit Cassie Ventura had the courageousness to record her civilian ailment successful November 2023.”
Ventura was the prosecution's prima witness. While pregnant, Ventura took the basal for aggregate days during the trial.
“Although the assemblage did not find Combs blameworthy of enactment trafficking Cassie beyond a tenable doubt, she paved the mode for a assemblage to find him blameworthy of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution. By coming guardant with her experience, Cassie has near an indelible people connected some the amusement manufacture and the combat for justice.
“She displayed unquestionable spot and brought attraction to the realities of almighty men successful our orbit and the misconduct that has persisted for decades without repercussion. This lawsuit proved that alteration is agelong overdue, and we volition proceed to combat connected behalf of survivors.”
Arick Fudali, an lawyer astatine The Bloom Firm that represents Combs' accusers, erstwhile Danity Kane subordinate Dawn Richard and a lawsuit referred to arsenic "John Doe," was successful tribunal erstwhile Combs’ sentencing was announced.
Fudali told NewsNation, “I was peculiarly encouraged by the Judge’s centering of his sentencing and the absorption of his determination connected the victims. The defence enactment up a precise robust presentation, which included 5 antithetic attorneys, a PR video with philharmonic backing, and Mr. Combs' ain statement. I thought it was due for the prosecution to constituent retired that contempt the magnitude of clip defence spent connected their presentation, that they hardly mentioned the victims. This is not astir Mr. Combs, this is astir the victims, some his victims and victims of maltreatment and unit everywhere. On behalf of my clients, we are encouraged that Mr. Combs has been sentenced to further situation clip and look guardant to litigating our civilian suits against him."
Fudali added that Combs' condemnation shows helium "will beryllium held accountable."
Lisa Bloom, Fudali's partner, issued a connection connected behalf of their 2 clients, "We applaud the justice for centering the victims, not Combs, successful his ruling today. This 4-year condemnation sends a connection that unit against women volition beryllium met with existent accountability. Our combat for justness successful our civilian cases proceed and we volition not remainder until we execute afloat accountability determination excessively for our brave clients."
"I americium besides encouraged that this condemnation shows that contempt Mr. Combs' tremendous wealth, notoriety, and resources, that helium volition beryllium held accountable successful situation owed to the detriment helium inflicted connected his victims' lives, and I genuinely anticipation this encourages different victims presently suffering successful soundlessness to travel forward."
Tamara Holder, a women's rights and intersexual maltreatment lawyer based successful Chicago, echoed a akin sentiment.
"Judge Subramanian's condemnation of Diddy was legally fair. Although, galore victims' rights advocates whitethorn beryllium upset that it was 'not harsh enough,' the prosecution lone secured a blameworthy verdict connected 2 counts of transporting individuals (Cassie Ventura and Jane Doe) for prostitution, failing to beryllium the RICO and trafficking charges. While Diddy volition apt appeal, arguing the condemnation is excessively harsh, Judge Subramanian's words successful tribunal were precise clear: "...You irreparably harmed 2 women...the behaviour occurred implicit a decennary ... due to the fact that you had the powerfulness and resources to support it going. This condemnation delivers a almighty connection to those successful positions of powerfulness wrong nine — including actors, musicians, agents, and producers — that abusing women volition effect successful due punishment," Holder said.
Lichtman said it is highly apt that Combs volition not service retired his afloat 50-month condemnation down bars.
He estimated that "85% is 42.5 months. Five months for a halfway house,” Lichtman said. “My conjecture is helium volition beryllium retired successful astir 18 months. Two years tops.”
The prosecution sought for the imprisoned hip-hop mogul to person a minimum of 11 years successful jail, saying Combs is “unrepentant.”
