Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of 3 charges in sex trafficking trial
Of five total charges, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was only found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in a sex trafficking trial.
Proceedings in the sex-crimes trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs are coming to a close as the jury reached its final verdict in the case, based on the evidence presented.
Along with eight weeks of witness testimony, the jury convicted the embroiled rap mogul on two transportation to engage in prostitution charges, and acquitted him of one racketeering and two sex trafficking charges – based on hundreds of “freak-off” videos, photos, texts, financial documents and more, much of which has been made available to the media by the prosecution and defense.
During deliberations, the jury could request to review evidence from the trial, which it had already done for witness testimony.
Scroll on for a closer look at the evidence.
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Prosecutors presented a trove of items in Combs’ possession up until his September 2024 arrest, including hundreds of baby oil bottles in his Los Angeles and Miami homes – uncovered during Homeland Security raids in March 2024 – and drugs found in his hotel room after he was taken into custody. Plus, the government presented photos of damage to Kid Cudi’s Porsche, after he and ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura Fine claimed Combs was involved in the car explosion.
In his instructions to the jury, Judge Arun Subramanian, who referred to jurors as “the sole and exclusive judges of the facts,” previously emphasized that the group must decide the outcome of Combs’ case solely on the evidence presented at the trial.
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The photos represent a fraction of the exhibits presented at the platinum-selling record producer’s trial. Much of it, including explicit “freak-off” videos, was not shown to the public. Still, the images offer a glimpse into the case jurors weighed, alongside harrowing and emotional testimony, before they decided Combs’ fate.
Contributing: Aysha Bagchi
