O rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was this Friday, October 3, sentenced to four years and two months in prison for two prostitution aid crimes for transporting ex-girlfriends by several US states to perform sex marathons, called as freak-offswhich also involved drug use.
Judge Arun Subramanian of the US District Court also imposed on the music tycoon a fine of $ 500,000 (about 425,000 euros).
According to The New York Times, the judge referred in his sentence that the purpose of this conviction is “to send a message to the aggressors and the victims that exploitation and violence against women are treated with true liability.”
The prison sentence exceeded much that it was asked for the defense of Combs, who wanted her not to exceed 14 years in jail, claiming that the actions of the rapper They were the result of a traumatic childhood and its “fierce” addiction in drug use. Another argument was that their crimes were not “for profit”, something that did not convince the court.
In turn, prosecutors asked for a 11-year sentence and three months in prison, arguing that the musician committed the crimes undergoing “violence, coercion and abuse” his ex-girlfriends Cassandra Ventura and another woman who witnessed under the pseudonym Jane.
“A history of good deeds cannot erase the background in this case, which show that you abused power and control over the lives of women you declared to love,” said the Subramanian judge, according to The New York Times, reading the sentence at a six -hour audience.