Sean (Diddy) Combs now sober and humbled, attorneys inform choose

[ad_1] Attorneys for music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs urged a choose Monday to condemn him to not more than 14 months in jail for his conviction on two prostitution-related fees, which means he would go free virtually instantly if the choose agreed.

In a written submission, Combs's authorized crew mentioned he has already been punished sufficient.

"Mr. Combs's superstar standing within the realms of music, trend, spirits, media, and finance has been shattered and Mr. Combs's legacy has been destroyed," the attorneys wrote to Decide Arun Subramanian, who's scheduled to determine the previous hip-hop mogul's sentence Oct. 3.

The courtroom submitting additionally supplied new details about what Combs's life has been like throughout his almost 13 months behind bars, describing intense surveillance by guards and not less than one menace of violence.

Combs was convicted in July of two violations of the Mann Act, which outlaws interstate commerce associated to prostitution. Prosecutors mentioned he organized for paid sexual encounters between his girlfriends and male intercourse employees. Every rely carries a most penalty of 10 years in jail.

The Dangerous Boy Data founder was acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and intercourse trafficking fees that might have led to a life sentence.

Of their submission, Combs's attorneys argued that the jury despatched a message by exonerating Combs of probably the most critical fees.

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Sean (Diddy) Combs was discovered responsible on prostitution-related fees, however acquitted on extra critical fees of racketeering and intercourse trafficking, giving him a most sentence of 20 years. However the courtroom victory was subdued when the choose denied the previous rap mogul bail. "He has served over a yr in one of the infamous jails in America — but has made probably the most of that punishment. It's time for Mr. Combs to go dwelling to his household, so he can proceed his remedy and attempt to profit from the subsequent chapter of his extraordinary life," they added.

Prosecutors have mentioned they are going to urge the choose to maintain Combs locked up for years.

Suicide watch Combs's life in jail has been harrowing at occasions, his attorneys mentioned.

On one event, an inmate approached Combs with a shiv — a makeshift blade — and accused Combs of sitting on his chair, the attorneys wrote. Combs calmed the person down, the attorneys mentioned.

They mentioned he has been underneath fixed suicide watch, which means each two hours he should current his identification card to guards to indicate he's alive and effectively. He's additionally ceaselessly woke up from sleep in a brightly lighted cell.

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"Mr. Combs has not breathed contemporary air in almost 13 months, or felt daylight on his pores and skin, typically strolling with a limp as a consequence of a painful knee harm that requires surgical procedure," they mentioned. And the meals, they added, typically accommodates maggots.

For all its discomforts, jail has additionally allowed Combs to grow to be sober for the primary time in 25 years, his attorneys wrote.

They portrayed their consumer as a modified man, who had realized that his overuse of medication, together with some prescribed by docs, had contributed to violent acts he participated in.

"With out minimizing Mr. Combs's conduct, that is in some ways a 'intercourse, medicine, and rock 'n' roll' story," they mentioned.

The music maven's trial featured prolonged testimony from two former girlfriends of Combs who mentioned they felt compelled to take part in drug-fuelled intercourse marathons with male intercourse employees as Combs watched. R&B singer Cassandra (Cassie) Ventura described being overwhelmed by Combs when she displeased him.

One other ex-girlfriend, testifying underneath the pseudonym "Jane," mentioned she additionally felt pressured to carry out sexually with male intercourse employees, and testified that he had put her in a chokehold and punched her within the face in a single match of rage.

'A humbled man,' say attorneys Combs attorneys described him as "a humbled man." They quoted Combs as telling a probation officer that he as soon as thought "success and cash gave me freedom to do no matter I needed to do with no actual penalties."

"I used to name myself a king. However I did not act like a king. I did not act like a person," Combs mentioned, in keeping with the attorneys. "This example has made me grow to be a person, a person who is aware of and understands his duties."

Attorneys say Combs's profession and status are ruined

Combs' downfall has destroyed his enterprise, his attorneys mentioned. Greater than 100 workers from his corporations have been let go. Many have been unable to get new jobs due to their previous affiliation with Combs, the attorneys wrote.

His seven kids, they mentioned, have confronted "devastating penalties," together with misplaced enterprise alternatives in appearing, tv, trend and live shows, with a few of them being included in among the almost 100 civil lawsuits filed towards Combs since his arrest.

The attorneys additionally famous that Combs and his household had been set to star in a Hulu present about their lives, however the present was cancelled as soon as the allegations towards him turned public.

Combs was faraway from the boards at three constitution colleges he created in Harlem, the Bronx and Connecticut and was stripped of an honourary doctoral diploma from Howard College, which plans to return his prior donations, they mentioned.

Prosecutors have but to submit their suggestions for a sentence, however in a earlier courtroom submitting they mentioned his "in depth historical past of violence" and makes an attempt to attenuate his conduct demonstrates that he's nonetheless a harmful individual.