MANN ACT: Examining the law used to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs
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MANN ACT: Examining the law used to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs

ByThe Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) – Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history. Though he was acquitted of more serious charges, Combs was still convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, to engage in paid sexual encounters. Over the years,…

NO BAIL: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after mixed verdict in sex crimes case
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NO BAIL: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after mixed verdict in sex crimes case

ByThe Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge declined Wednesday to grant bail to Sean “Diddy” Combs, meaning the hip hop mogul won’t go free while he awaits sentencing in his sex crimes case. The bond decision came after a jury convicted Combs of federal prostitution-related offenses but acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Combs,…

BREAKING NEWS: Sean “Diddy” Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense
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BREAKING NEWS: Sean “Diddy” Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense

ByThe Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures behind bars for life. The mixed result came on the third day of deliberations. It could still send Combs, 55, to prison for…