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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty on two out of five counts in sex-trafficking trial

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Updated 15:38 2 Jul 2025 GMT+1Published 15:23 2 Jul 2025 GMT+1

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty on two out of five counts in sex-trafficking trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial began on 5 May

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

Featured Image Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images

Topics: Cassie Ventura, Celebrity, Crime, Diddy, US News, Music

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

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A verdict has now been reached in the highly-publicised Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial.

This afternoon (2 July), Combs' mother and his six adult children returned to the courtroom as they waited to hear the verdict.

And at just after 3.00pm UK time, jurors told the judge they had reached a unanimous verdict on all five charges against Diddy.

Shortly after, it was announced Combs had been found guilty only of the two counts of transportation for prostitution, as he was acquitted on the sex-trafficking and racketeering charges

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It comes after jurors struggled to reach a verdict on one of the charges against the rapper, having announced a partial verdict had been reached yesterday (1 July).

However, jurors couldn't agree on the racketeering conspiracy charge, with Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian ordering them to continue to deliberate over it.

It's been well over two months since Combs' trial began on 5 May, with the 55-year-old having pleaded not guilty to all five of the charges.

Several celebrities were referenced in the trial, including Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and Justin Bieber.

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A verdict has now been announced in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial which started back in May (MEGA / Contributor / Getty Images)
A verdict has now been announced in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial which started back in May (MEGA / Contributor / Getty Images)

Diddy's verdict summed up

Combs has received a mix of guilty and not guilty verdicts:

Racketeering conspiracy: not guilty

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Sex trafficking of Cassie Ventura: not guilty

Transportation for prostitution of Ventura and others: guilty

Sex trafficking of woman known as 'Jane': not guilty

Transportation for prostitution of 'Jane' and others: guilty

What was Diddy accused of?

In his trial, Combs was accused of two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion as well as two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

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The jury - which was comprised of eight men and four women - reached a verdict on these four charges on Tuesday (1 July).

Combs' final charge, the most serious one, was one count of racketeering conspiracy.

After the jury reached unanimous decisions on four of the five counts in Combs' indictment on Tuesday, they told the court they were 'unable' to reach agreement on the racketeering conspiracy count, saying they had 'unpersuadable opinions on both sides'.

"We have not reached a verdict on count 1 because we have unpersuadable jurors on both sides," the note outlined, referring to the charge that falls under Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations or RICO.

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The next day, they reached a verdict on all five charges.

Combs, 55, was charged with one racketeering conspiracy count, two sex trafficking counts and two transportation for prostitution counts (Frazer Harrison / Staff / Getty Images)
Combs, 55, was charged with one racketeering conspiracy count, two sex trafficking counts and two transportation for prostitution counts (Frazer Harrison / Staff / Getty Images)

Racketeering charge explained

The US government introduced this law back in 1970 with an aim to take down criminal gangs, seeking to tie crime bosses to the offences of those working under them.

While racketeering generally refers to the illegal activity of a criminal organisation, the RICO act defines 'racketeering activity' as any act or threat that involves several different crimes including the likes of bribery, arson, extortion, kidnapping and murder.

The racketeering charge was the most serious charge against Combs after he was accused of leading a criminal enterprise for as long as two decades.

And of course, this is among the charges he has been found not guilty of.

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