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The '''trial of Sean Combs''' was a 2025 [[Criminal procedure|criminal trial]] in the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan]], New York City, in which American rapper and producer [[Sean Combs]] was accused of a series of sexual-related [[Felony|felonies]], to which he [[Plea#United States|pleaded not guilty]].<ref name=began>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/diddy-trial-sean-combs-550b3f0c7a4bbb2f2777edb0a16762a0|title=Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial begins with jury selection|first1=Michael R.|last1=Sisak|first2=Larry|last2=Neumeister|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 5, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref><ref name=jurysel>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/sean-diddy-combs-trial-live-updates-11732830|title=Sean "Diddy" Combs' Trial Starts in N.Y.C. with Opening Statements: Live Updates|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Rosner|first2=Liam|last2=Quinn|first3=Ben|last3=Brachfeld|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 12, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref> On July 2, 2025, after three days of deliberation, the jury found Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, and of sex trafficking charges; and found him guilty on two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 2, 2025 |title=Diddy trial live: Jurors reach verdicts in sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs |url=https://news.sky.com/story/diddy-trial-live-sean-combs-sex-trafficking-latest-new-york-13363431 |access-date=July 2, 2025 |work=Sky News}}</ref> |
The '''trial of Sean Combs''' was a 2025 [[Criminal procedure|criminal trial]] in the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan]], New York City, in which American rapper and producer [[Sean Combs]] was accused of a series of sexual-related [[Felony|felonies]], to which he [[Plea#United States|pleaded not guilty]].<ref name=began>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/diddy-trial-sean-combs-550b3f0c7a4bbb2f2777edb0a16762a0|title=Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial begins with jury selection|first1=Michael R.|last1=Sisak|first2=Larry|last2=Neumeister|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 5, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref><ref name=jurysel>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/sean-diddy-combs-trial-live-updates-11732830|title=Sean "Diddy" Combs' Trial Starts in N.Y.C. with Opening Statements: Live Updates|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Rosner|first2=Liam|last2=Quinn|first3=Ben|last3=Brachfeld|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 12, 2025|access-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref> On July 2, 2025, after three days of deliberation, the jury found Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, and of sex trafficking charges; and found him guilty on two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution.Due his argument of being a homosexual.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 2, 2025 |title=Diddy trial live: Jurors reach verdicts in sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs |url=https://news.sky.com/story/diddy-trial-live-sean-combs-sex-trafficking-latest-new-york-13363431 |access-date=July 2, 2025 |work=Sky News}}</ref> |
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