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Sean “Diddy” Combs requested for mercy previous to being sentenced Friday in his Manhattan Federal Courtroom prostitution case, apologizing “for all the damage and ache that I’ve prompted,” whereas claiming to be a reformed man and that “God put me right here to remodel me.”
“Since incarceration, I’ve gone by means of a non secular reset. I’m on a journey
that can take time and onerous work. I’m proud to say I’m working tougher than I ever have earlier than. I’m dedicated to the journey of remaining a drug-free, non-violent, and peaceable individual,” Combs wrote in his more-than-three-page letter to Decide Arun Subramanian on October 2. “I thank God that I’m stronger, wiser, clear, clear, and sober. God makes no errors.”
Combs was arrested on September 16, 2024, after going through allegation after allegation of intercourse trafficking and sexual abuse. The claims towards Combs began the yr prior when his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura filed go well with towards him, alleging years of abuse. The go well with settled in the future later, however quite a few accusers have since emerged. Cassie testified towards Combs at his Manhattan Federal Courtroom trial, as did “Jane,” one other former girlfriend who accused him of abuse. Each girls stated that Combs used bodily and psychological power to coerce them into undesirable, drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escorts known as “Freak Offs.” Combs was discovered responsible of two transportation for the aim of prostitution counts on July 2. He was acquitted of the extra severe expenses, which had been one depend of racketeering conspiracy and two sex-trafficking counts.
Combs stated he was sorry in his missive and likewise went into element concerning the emotional toll the proceedings took on him. He stated he takes “full accountability and accountability for my previous wrongs. This has been the toughest 2 years of my life, and I’ve nobody guilty for my present actuality and state of affairs however myself. In my life, I’ve made many errors, however I’m now not operating from them.”
“My ache turned my instructor,” he stated of his time locked up thus far. “My disappointment was my motivator. I’ve to confess, my downfall was rooted in my selfishness.”
“The scene and pictures of me assaulting Cassie play again and again in my head each day. I actually misplaced my thoughts,” Combs wrote, seemingly referring the 2016 video displaying him beating Ventura at a Los Angeles resort that was proven in courtroom.
“My home violence will all the time be a heavy burden that I must perpetually carry. The regret, the sorrow, the remorse, the frustration, the disgrace. I actually really feel sorry for one thing that I couldn’t forgive another person for: in the event that they put their palms on one among my daughters. That is why it’s so onerous for me to forgive myself. It is sort of a deep wound that leaves an unpleasant scar.”
As for Jane, who informed jurors she felt she needed to adjust to Combs’s sexual calls for lest she lose the monetary help she trusted, he stated: “Your Honor, I assumed I used to be offering for Jane regarding her and her little one, however after listening to her testimony, I noticed that I damage her. For this I’m deeply sorry.”
“I humbly ask you for one more likelihood — one other likelihood to be a greater father, one other likelihood to be a greater son, one other likelihood to be a greater chief in my neighborhood, and one other likelihood to stay a greater life,” he wrote. He additionally promised that he has “modified” his life and “won’t ever commit against the law once more.”
Combs’s attorneys have requested Subramanian to impose a 14-month sentence, which might successfully be time served, on condition that Combs has been in jail since his arrest. Prosecutors have requested for 135 months, claiming that he’s unrepentant.
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