News - Sean "Diddy" Combs to be sentenced at hearing

Combs, 55, faced five charges at his high-profile trial over the summer. He was ultimately convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, which were the more serious charges against him. Combs chose not to take the stand and pleaded not guilty to all of the charges, which were: Count 1: Racketeering conspiracy - Combs was found NOT GUILTY. Count 2: Sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion (Casandra "Cassie" Ventura) - Combs was found NOT GUILTY. Count 3: Transportation to engage in prostitution (Casandra Ventura) - Combs was found GUILTY. Count 4: Sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion ("Jane") - Combs was found NOT GUILTY. Count 5: Transportation to engage in prostitution ("Jane") - Combs was found GUILTY. Combs' two convictions carry maximum sentences of 10 years in prison each. The convictions were based on the Mann Act, a law that makes it a federal crime to transport someone across state lines for prostitution. Jurors found Combs guilty of arranging interstate travel for commercial sex workers and his former girlfriends, the singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, and another woman who testified for the prosecution at his trial as "Jane," with the intent that they engage in prostitution. Both women testified that Combs habitually orchestrated "freak offs" — prolonged, drug-fueled sexual encounters with hired participants in which he forced each of them to partake, sometimes for days. Ventura also accused Combs of repeated abuse throughout their relationship, including rape, and described lasting psychological consequences she suffered as a result. The jury reached its verdict after nearly two months of emotional testimony from Ventura and others who described him as controlling, manipulative and violent. His attorneys acknowledged Combs' domestic violence record but denied accusations by Ventura and "Jane" that the Grammy winner wielded his status in the music industry to subject them to extensive emotional and physical abuse.