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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sentenced to 4 Years, 2 Months for Prostitution-Related Crimes

Bad Boy Records Founder Sean P. Diddy Combs was sentenced to four years and two months for prostitution charges,

He’s been indicted on charges of of transportation to engage in prostitution. He allegedly brought male sex workers across state lines for days-long sex "freak offs," according to court documents 

Journalist Amber Woods posted: 

“BREAKING 

Diddy is sentenced 50 months, minus time served. 

Judge said, “Exploitation and violence against women must be met with real accountability, to promote respect for the law.”

Prosecutors sought a sentence of 11 years, Fox News reported. Combs could have faced up to 20 years. 

Combs' was acquitted of charges of sex trafficking and racketeering

The lewd details of Diddy’s freak-offs included lacing baby oil with the date rape drug rohypnol, court documents say. He would use the oil on unsuspecting victims and record the the drugged person to use as blackmail. 

Combs' efforts to control women included repeated physical abuse, including striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at, and kicking them. These assaults often resulted in injuries to the victims, which took days or weeks to heal. 


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The document say that Combs beat plaintiff Cassandra Ventura multiple times over ten years, according to the indictment. 

“Over the next decade, multiple times each year, Mr. Combs would violently beat Ms. Ventura, leaving bruises on her body," the indictment said. "After every instance in which he beat Ms. Ventura, Mr. Combs used his money and power to orchestrate extensive efforts to hide the evidence of his abuse, including by hiding Ms. Ventura in hotels for days at a time to let her bruises heal.”

In 2008, Combs was a prominent entertainment mogul with a bad temper. The indictment say that Combs abused, threatened, and coerced women and others, and led a racketeering conspiracy that engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice. Combs' sexual abuse of women included causing them to engage in frequent, days-long sexual activity with male commercial sex workers, some of whom were transported over state lines.  

Combs' didn't act alone. He relied on a network of people to cover his violent behavior, court documents say In 2016, surveillance video captured him beating Ventura in a hotel hallway. Combs' allegedly paid $50,000 for the video t

The indictment says that Combs relied on his power as the leader of a multi-faceted business empire.  Employees of Combs' businesses—including high ranking supervisors, security staff, personal assistants, and household staff.