The defense says that the rapper has not committed a crime provided for by the law of Mann
The case involving the American rapper and producer Combs by Sean ‘Diddy’ He won a new chapter this week. The artist’s legal team presented the Court a motion that requires that the condemnation of the transport of people for prostitution is canceled.
If the acquittal is not granted, the defense requires the realization of A new processAssuming procedural failures and the use of tests that would have improperly compromised the accused.
The request was submitted last Wednesday (30/7), only days after Pettine’s lawyers also requested theirs Provisional release To pay the deposit for the amount of US $ 50 million (about $ 270 million). Currently, the 55 -year -old artist awaits the sentence, scheduled for October 3, held in federal custody.
The main defense argumentation line is that the combs would not have violated Mann’s law, the Federal Law of the United States created to punish the transport of people among states to illegal sexual practices. Lawyers claim that there was no commercial purpose in the law and that everyone was involved Conscious adults and voluntary participants.
In the document sent to court, the legal team underlines that the client “has never maintained sex with the alleged prostitutes” and that the trips mentioned in the accusation were made by the free and spontaneous desire for the companions assumed.
According to the defense, the professionals were Male escorts and dancers This has legally announced their services and received the payment for the past time. The text also states that some of these men have even developed friendship With Cassie Ventura, an ex -girlfriend of Combs, who later accused him of rape and sexual traffic.
In addition to the request for acquittal, the defense motion claims that, if the sentence is maintained, a new process must be granted. The justification is that the process would have been contaminated by “highly harmful and inflammatory evidence”, such as the spread of Images of the 2016 security cameras who show pettini who worsen Ventura in a hotel.
For lawyers, this audiovisual material has no direct relationship with the accusations of prostitution, but would have negatively influenced the jury.
Sean ‘Diddy’: convictions and acquittal
At the beginning of this month, the Combs were considered innocent of the most serious accusations, such as sexual traffic AND extortion. However, the condemnation of the transport of people for prostitution has been maintained, generating indignation in defense, which considers the decision unprecedented for similar cases.
The team underlines that “as regards registration, Combs is the only individual condemned pursuant to this interpretation of the law”, which would strengthen the need for a judicial review.
Pending the analysis of the motion, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs remains prisoner and the development of the case will be decisive to define his legal and professional future. If the request for acquittal or a new judgment is accepted, the process can have a completely different even before the October hearing.
Source: Terra
Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
