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Sean Combs is set to face a federal judge in NYC Friday morning for sentencing subsequent to his guilty verdict this year on federal counts involving prostitution.

Jury Decision

Subsequent to the two-month court case that concluded in this past July, the jury cleared Combs of the gravest allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering. The jury did, though, rule against him on a pair of offenses of moving individuals for commercial sex acts.

Judge Arun Subramanian now holds the responsibility of deciding the punishment. The hearing is scheduled to commence at 10am eastern time.

Case Background

Combs was accused of influencing two past associates into drug-laced sexual encounters that included professional escorts. If found guilty on the gravest offenses would have resulted in a life in prison.

When he was acquitted of those accusations, he reportedly dropped to his knees to pray. His lawyer commented that he had “been given his life back”.

Potential Sentence

However, the findings of guilt he did receive each still carry a possible of a decade in prison according to the US Mann Act, which forbids moving across state borders to enable sex work.

Federal prosecutors characterize the conduct as serious crimes, although the defense team has dismissed the charges as “secondary” allegations that should not have advanced.

New Information

Sources indicate that Combs plans to address to the judge before the penalty is pronounced, despite declining to testify throughout the court case.

In a request filed the previous week, his attorneys requested that he be authorized to show up in “regular clothes” at the hearing, like he had during the court case when he wore casual wear.

“The sentencing process is extremely important for the defendant,” the letter noted. “He wants to face the bench, speak to the court, and make his case in the most honorable and dignified fashion feasible.”

Suggested Sentences

Various punishments remain under consideration, as both prosecution and defense have made recommendations following federal penalty standards, although the ultimate ruling is up to the judge.

The government is advocating for no less than over 11 years in prison – which equals 135 months – labeling Combs “not sorry” and emphasizing coercive behavior that witnesses detailed.

His attorneys are pressing for up to 14 months, which considering time served would permit Combs to be released by the close of 2025. They argue that his sentence has already served as enough for what they maintain was consensual sex with compensated companions.

Probation officials, at the same time, estimated that the standard penalty range might amount to as much as seven years and three months.