{"id":38595,"date":"2025-07-02T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/sean-combs-reacts-to-not-guilty-verdicts-inside-the-courtroom\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:36:00","slug":"sean-combs-reacts-to-not-guilty-verdicts-inside-the-courtroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/sean-combs-reacts-to-not-guilty-verdicts-inside-the-courtroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Combs Reacts to Not Guilty Verdicts: Inside the Courtroom"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tIt was 9:52 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, when the note arrived from the jury in Sean Combs<\/a>\u2019 sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. The mogul\u2019s lawyers broke their huddle and walked to the holding room to retrieve their client. As Combs returned to the courtroom, he looked at his family and gave them an assuring nod of his head, as if to say, \u201cIt\u2019s all gonna be OK.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter 28 days of often-harrowing<\/a> testimony<\/a> and 13 hours of deliberations, the jury had finally reached a verdict<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBoth Combs and federal prosecutors had arrived in court Wednesday knowing a decision was imminent. The previous evening, the jury revealed that they\u2019d reached a verdict on four of the five charges<\/a> against Combs, but remained divided on the racketeering count. On instructions from Judge Arun Subramanian, they returned to the federal district courthouse in Manhattan at 9 a.m. this morning to finish the job.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs, too, made a brief appearance in court first thing Wednesday morning. He spent a few minutes looking over documents with his legal team, and by 9:30 a.m. ET, his mother Janice, six of his children and some of their girlfriends had shuffled in, taking up the entire second row of the gallery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore going back to the holding room, Combs greeted his loved ones, telling them to \u201cstay strong.\u201d Bowing his head, Combs led them in a brief prayer. \u201cGod bless the jurors,\u201d he pleaded. \u201cGod, please watch over my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAmen,\u201d Combs concluded and the family loudly clapped before Combs was led away by the U.S. Marshal Service.<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs and his family did not have to wait much longer. Upon returning to the courtroom after the jury filed their notice, Combs looked happy and confident as he read from a printout of Psalm 11, which ends with the lines, \u201cFor the Lord is righteous\/He loves justice\/the upright will see his face.\u201d His family, meanwhile, sat nervously behind him on the edge of their seats.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Combs began to show some nerves as the jury sat, they quickly evaporated. When the jury declared him \u201cnot guilty\u201d of racketeering, the mogul let out a massive sigh and pumped his fist by his side. His family gasped and a few cheers escaped.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAs the not guilty verdicts came in on the two sex trafficking charges, Combs continued to vibrate with joy and disbelief. He smiled even as the jury convicted him on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He gave his defense attorney, Teny Geragos, a hug and a kiss, then turned to his family and said, \u201cWe\u2019ll be OK, I\u2019m coming home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd as the jury began to file out, Combs clasped his hands and, gesturing towards them, said, \u201cThank you, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe mixed verdict for Combs is a stunning end for the blockbuster trial. Since Combs\u2019 ex-girlfriend Casandra \u201cCassie\u201d Ventura filed her bombshell lawsuit<\/a> against him in November 2023, Combs had been heavily embattled, facing not only federal charges, but a mountain of civil lawsuits from other accusers. (He quickly settled<\/a> the suit filed by Ventura, but others remain ongoing.) While Combs has copped to some criminal behavior, including domestic violence<\/a> and drug use, he has largely maintained his innocence.<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite the mixed verdict, Combs could still face prison time<\/a> on the two prostitution convictions, with each Mann Act violation carrying a sentence of up to 10 years. But it\u2019s unlikely that Judge Subramanian will hand down the most severe punishment possible given Combs\u2019 lack of a criminal record. A sentencing date has not yet been set.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tMeanwhile, Combs continues to wait and find out if he will be remanded back to custody or if he will be released from jail on bond as he awaits sentencing. After the verdicts were read, the prosecution and defense immediately began arguing the matter, and Subramanian is expected to make a decision later today.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt one point, before the government and defense argued over his release, Combs turned to his family, dropped to his knees, and began to pray once more, elbows on the chair where he\u2019d been sitting for the past eight weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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