The jury in New York finally\u00a0reached a verdict<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday (July 2) following the sex trafficking and prostitution trial which has been ongoing for two months.<\/p>\n The criminal case built against Diddy<\/a>\u00a0– real name Sean Combs – included one charge of racketeering conspiracy, plus two charges of both sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.<\/p>\n In full, the five counts were as follows:<\/p>\n The jury found Combs\u00a0guilty<\/a>\u00a0on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He has, however, been found not guilty of two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and one count of racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution (Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/cite><\/div>\n As per<\/a>\u00a0CNN, Combs was apparently sat with his hands clasped in his lap when the reading of the verdict began in court earlier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n His head was in his hand upon the first ‘not guilty’ verdict being reached out, while CNN says he did a ‘subtle fist pump’ when he was acquitted for the second of the two sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo argued in favor of releasing Combs prior to sentencing, to which the judge asked, \u201cMr. Combs does not want to go back to the MDC?\u201d \u2014 a reference to New York City\u2019s Metropolitan Detention Center.<\/p>\n It is reported that Combs vigorously nodded his head ‘no’ and made prayer hands.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Courthouse News reports Combs was ‘pumping his fists and nodding’ while the verdict was being read out by the jury.<\/p>\n Following the verdict,\u00a0Cassie Ventura’s team have spoken out<\/a>, after Combs’ former partner testified against the rapper earlier on in the trial.<\/p>\n Cassie Ventura pictured with Diddy in 2018 (John Shearer\/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)<\/cite><\/div>\n She\u00a0detailed her experience<\/a>\u00a0of the alleged\u00a0‘freak off’<\/a>\u00a0parties and\u00a0the abuse she claims<\/a>\u00a0to have suffered at the hands of Combs.<\/p>\n\n
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