The replacement juror of Sean Combs’ case states that the hotel’s video did not play a decisive role

The Hip-Hop magnate was acquitted of accusations of sexual traffic and conspiracy of extortion, but considered guilty for involvement with prostitution

An alternative juror in the criminal judgment of Sean Combs For sex trafficking and conspiracy of extortion, they manifested themselves after the acquittal of the tycoon in the most serious accusations, stating that the video in which Combs attack Casandra “Cassie” Ventura In the intercontinental hotel he did not have a great weight in the context of the accusations.

“I mean, it was a bad video,” said the man for 37 years, who has been working in the United Nations in the counter of the counter -terrorism, at the anchor of CnnLaura Coates Thursday. But, according to him, Combs “He was not accused of domestic violence.”

The jury, whose full identity was not revealed by the CNN, said that it would probably have reached the same conclusion that the eight men and four women who decided to destination Combs. “I understood the final verdict,” he said.

I took a huge amount of notes, in all, 350 pages … and looking at the tests, it would probably have come to the same conclusion as the other jurors … I think there was always a certain doubt.

On the morning of Wednesday, Combs He knelt in prayer after being acquitted of accusations of conspiracy of extortion and sexual traffic involving Hardness and your girlfriend, identified as “Jane”. Although the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment It has escaped from life imprisonment, it can still serve a sentence after being stated in two transport accusations for the purpose of involving in prostitution.

Although the juror was not part of the group he deliberated, he was the first member of the Jury’s body – which included six alternatives – sharing his impressions after eight weeks of exhausting testimonies from 34 witnesses.

He also spoke of the sealed videos, called Freak-off, who showed the friends of Combs Having sex with male escorts. Both promoters of the southern district of New York and the powerful defense team of Combs They showed explicit videos, but, according to the jury, each part presented several recordings.

Dumando while trying to describe the videos, the man said they were “hypnotizing”, although some parts were “slight”. “They were very graphic, but I think it was generally a unilateral perspective,” he said. “They certainly had an impact and opened their eyes.”

However, it seemed to contradict a few seconds later, saying that while some videos showed sexual activities, they showed nothing “very graphic”. “He didn’t seem forced,” he added. “In fact, it was even very light. It was just a lot of oil friction.”

Public ministries said it Combs forced your friends, Hardness AND JaneTo participate in the so -called crazy ones, in which women have sex with male escorts while Combs The meetings has masturbated and filmed. Both have witnessed to be often obliged to participate in these days, which lasted days, and took drugs that changed the mood to dissociate themselves from experience. Combs denied the accusations.

Combs He is currently detained at the Metropolitan prison center, pending the sentence. The hearing for the sentence is scheduled for Tuesday 8 July. Your team requested the acceleration of the judgment process, since it intends to fight for a minimum penalty for the former billionaire.

Speaking to the press after the verdict, the main lawyer of Combs, Marc AgnifiloHe said they are far from ending the court battle. “Let’s not stop until he leaves a prison a free man, again to his family.”

This entry was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Cheyenne Rounde on 3 July 2025 and can be seen here.

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