Hip-hop master who escaped life imprisonment is not guilty of prostitution forced mafia punishment law
Jul 03, 2025
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A jury in a federal court in southern New York on the 2nd (local time) found Combs not guilty of two counts of coercion in prostitution and one count of conspiracy to commit criminal group activities. However, the jury found the charges of transportation for prostitution guilty.
Compulsory prostitution is a felony that can be sentenced to a minimum of 15 years to a maximum of life imprisonment per charge, and criminal group activities can also be sentenced to a maximum of life imprisonment. On the other hand, the maximum sentence for transportation for prostitution is 10 years, and the punishment level is the lightest among the five criminal charges applied to Combs.
Combs is also a famous rapper in Korea under the name of 'Puff Daddy'. But his private life was shocking.
In May last year, a video of Combs mercilessly assaulting singer Cathy (Casandra Ventura), her girlfriend, in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel in March 2016 shocked her.
In addition, the victims' revelations that Combs forced women to have unwanted sex with other men by administering drugs to meet their sexual fantasies continued.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a major search of Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March last year. Combs was later arrested and charged.
Prosecutors believe Combs had a promiscuous party known as 'Fric Off'. Combs forced the victims to take drugs in the hotel room and had sex with the first men in front of him. He also charged with assaulting women who did not comply with Combs' will or threatening to distribute recorded videos.
In particular, the prosecution drew attention by applying the `Rico' law, believing that Comz ran a criminal organization and sexually exploited women for decades.
However, Comz claimed that although it was true that they were sexually promiscuous, the women who claimed the damage voluntarily participated in the promiscuity party out of financial motivation. In particular, Kathy and other victims were found to have sent text messages to Combs suggesting they may have voluntarily participated in this 'fric off', causing confusion.
The conviction could put Combs in jail for up to 20 years, but in reality, it is expected to carry a much shorter sentence.
The New York Post predicted that Combs would be released after only a few months in prison, saying, `This is the most expensive prostitution trial in U.S. history.'
Meanwhile, in addition to the criminal trial, Combs has faced at least 50 civil lawsuits from women claiming sexual abuse. Cash filed a civil lawsuit against Combs in 2023 and agreed for $20 million (W27.12 billion).
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