The jury in the ongoing sex trafficking trial of music executive Sean Diddy Combs has delivered partial verdicts but remains split on the most serious allegation, racketeering.
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, jurors sent a note to Judge Arun Subramanian confirming that they had reached decisions on four out of five charges but couldn’t agree on whether Combs was guilty of running a criminal enterprise. “We have jurors with unpersuadable opinions on both sides,” the note stated. The judge asked them to continue deliberations on the racketeering count when court resumes on Wednesday, July 2.
In the trial, Diddy faces accusations of operating an organized ring that forced women into coercive sex acts with hired escorts and maintained control through threats, violence, and manipulation. The racketeering charge carries a possible life sentence if he’s found guilty. He’s also charged with two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transporting women for prostitution.
This case gained public attention after Combs’s former longtime partner, singer Cassie Ventura, filed a civil lawsuit in November 2023, alleging years of abuse. Though settled for $20 million, her case sparked a series of lawsuits and ultimately led to the criminal charges now before the court.
During the seven-week trial, jurors heard disturbing testimony from multiple witnesses. Two women described being pressured into sex parties, while former employees spoke of violent episodes and controlling behavior. Prosecutors introduced thousands of phone records, financial documents, and video evidence in an effort to prove their case.
According to prosecutors, Combs ran an illegal operation backed by close associates who enforced his authority through forced labor, drug distribution, arson, and bribery. However, his defense lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, argued that no employees had been charged or directly testified against Combs and that several government witnesses had received immunity to take the stand.
Under federal law, jurors would need to unanimously agree that Combs conspired to commit at least two of eight specified crimes to convict him of racketeering.
A key part of the prosecution’s case rested on testimony from Ventura and another woman referred to as Jane. Both detailed long-term abusive relationships with Combs involving coercion, threats, and sexual exploitation. While the defense admitted that Combs had assaulted some of his partners, they insisted these acts did not amount to sex trafficking or organized crime.
In closing arguments, Agnifilo painted Combs as a “successful, self-made Black entrepreneur” with complicated but consensual relationships. He also questioned the credibility of Ventura and other accusers.
Prosecutor Maurene Comey pushed back in her final remarks, accusing the defense of manipulating facts and downplaying abuse. “The defendant never thought the women he mistreated would have the courage to speak out,” Comey said. “That ends in this courtroom. The defendant is not a god.”
Deliberations on the unresolved racketeering charge will continue Wednesday, July 2.
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