Sean 'Diddy' Combs' voyeurism is not prostitution, lawyer says


FILE PHOTO: Sean "Diddy" Combs, next to his lawyer Teny Geragos, reacts after learning he will not be released on bail, during his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial in New York City, New York, U.S., July 2, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs' "commercial voyeurism" does not qualify as prostitution, his defense lawyer argued on Thursday in urging a judge to set aside a jury's verdict finding the hip-hop mogul guilty on prostitution charges.

Combs, 55, faces up to 20 years in prison if the July 2 conviction stands. Jurors found he paid male escorts to travel across state lines to have sex with his girlfriends while he filmed and masturbated, but cleared him of more serious counts of sex trafficking and racketeering.

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