BREAKING NEWS: Sean "Diddy" Combs VERDICT - NOT Guilty on Most Serious Charges

On Wednesday, the jury in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, which centered around allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering, delivered its verdict on all charges.
The jury acquitted Diddy of both racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, but found him guilty on two counts related to transportation for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. Nicole Partin reporting. 

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Episode Transcript

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Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news. Now. I'm Drew Nelson.
Just into Crime Alert. The federal jury find Sean Diddy
Combs guilty on two counts, but not guilty on three others,
including racketeering. Combs was found guilty of transporting former girlfriends
Cassandra Ventura and the anonymous woman identified as Jane across
state lines to engage in prostitution, those violations of the

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Man Act. He was acquitted of sex trafficking charges related
to both women. He was also found not guilty of
racketeering conspiracy, which could have led to a life sentence.
As the verdict was read, Combs nodded he said thank
you to one of the jurors. He made a prayer
hands gesture looking toward the jury. Fifty five year old
Combs has been held without bail and Brooklyn since his
arrest last September. He pleaded not guilty to all the

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charges over three days. The jury spent just over thirteen
hours weighing the evidence. During trial, they heard from thirty
four witnesses. Some were male escorts who said Combs paid
them to take part in drug fueled sex parties he
called free coffs other word Witnesses described threats and abuse
at the hands of Combs. Prosecutors claimed he ran a
long term criminal operation and used his fame to lure, trap,

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and silence victims. He faces a maximum of twenty years
in prison for the two Man Act convictions. Stay with
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Drew Nelson.