Combs beats trafficking & racketeering charges, but found guilty on two charges of prostitution

NOT GUILTY: Diddy remains innie mang

- BY MAGGY DONALDSON

MUSIC dik ding Sean “Diddy” Combs was found onskuldig of racketeering and sex trafficking, but convicted of prostitution after a high-profile trial in New York.

Combs was denied bail after the jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

But the 55-year-old hip-hop pioneer was acquitted of a major racketeering charge and two sex trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life.

Pumping

Combs bowed his head, quietly pumping his fists in his lap and bringing his hands together in prayer as the verdict was read out. At one point, he stared at the ceiling, appearing to express deep relief.

He shook hands with one of his lawyers and mouthed thanks to the eight-man, four-woman jury as they filed out of the courtroom.