Sean P. Diddy Combs’ lawyer has slammed his four-year sentence, calling it ‘un-American.’ The 55-year-old was found guilty in July on two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution. He has since been serving time at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The judge sentenced him to four years minus the time he has already served.
Diddy’s defense attorney Brian Steel said the sentence sends the wrong message, and he was sentenced despite the jury not finding him guilty. Steel told CNN, “God forbid falsely accused of a crime, they go to trial, they have all the witnesses testify, credibility is determined, the jury reaches a verdict, and finds in their favor—and then they get sentenced for the same exact conduct that the jury found that they did not commit. It seems un-American.”
When asked if he thought the judge was wrong, he replied, “We’ll find out on appeal.” After the verdict, attorney, Marc Agnifilo said, “What we feel happened today was that the judge acted as a 13th juror, and that he second-guessed the jury.”
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Diddy is sentenced 50 months, minus time served.
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Agnifilo argued the sentence was inconsistent with the jury’s verdict. Diddy was not found to be guilty of racketeering, and it was all consensual among adults, so he should only be convicted for the prostitution offense.
Steel added, “sentence as a very bad day for everybody. There is a human being now in custody for 50 months based upon conduct that the jury heard, the jury resolved, and the jury rejected.”
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian spoke to Diddy directly right before sentencing him, “It will be a hard time in prison, away from your family, but you will still have a life afterwards.” Diddy pleaded for mercy, so the judge stated, “We heard you, these horrible acts were made public, and Sean Combs will never be able to wash them away.”
Subramanian continued, “I can only say your families are proud of you and your children will be proud of you… You weren’t just talking to the jury, you were talking to the women who feel powerless — you gave them a voice, you stood up to power, it’s not easy.” Online, many netizens blasted the sentence as unfair, arguing it was far lighter than what they expected given the severity of the crimes.
