Diddy jurors reach verdicts on four out of five charges against him

Jurors successful the proceedings of Sean "Diddy" Combs person reached a verdict connected 4 of the 5 counts against him - but the hip-hop mogul volition person to hold to larn his fate.

In tense scenes towards the extremity of the tribunal time connected Tuesday, jurors sent a enactment to accidental they had reached verdicts connected 2 charges of enactment trafficking and 2 charges of proscription for prostitution, but had been incapable to scope a unanimous determination connected the complaint of racketeering conspiracy.

Combs's lawyers surrounded him astatine the defence array aft the enactment was sent to the court, and astatine 1 constituent helium held his caput successful his hands.

After discussions with prosecution and defence lawyers, Judge Arun Subramanian told jurors to proceed deliberating connected Wednesday alternatively than present a partial verdict.

The assemblage has grounds from much than 30 witnesses to see - including Combs's erstwhile semipermanent spouse Casandra "Cassie" Ventura and different erstwhile woman called "Jane", who testified nether a pseudonym to support her identity.

Prosecutors allege the 55-year-old rapper utilized his fame and powerfulness to unit Cassie and "Jane" into drug-fuelled enactment sessions with antheral enactment workers, which were referred to arsenic "freak-offs", "wild king nights", oregon "hotel nights".

He was besides physically convulsive and blackmailed them with footage, jurors were told.

They besides heard from "Mia", a erstwhile worker who alleged she was sexually assaulted by the rapper connected respective occasions during her career. She besides testified utilizing a pseudonym.

Combs has pleaded not blameworthy to each charges and his defence squad has argued that prosecutors are attempting to criminalise what they accidental was a consensual "swingers lifestyle".

The rapper chose not to attest and his lawyers did not telephone immoderate witnesses, gathering their arguments alternatively done lengthy cross-examinations of the witnesses called by the prosecution.

What is racketeering conspiracy?

Racketeering conspiracy, which is number 1 connected the verdict sheet, is the astir analyzable of the charges against Combs.

Jurors request to determine not lone whether the rapper created a "racketeering enterprise", but besides if helium was progressive successful assorted offences arsenic portion of this, including kidnapping, arson and bribery.

The complaint falls nether the US's RICO laws (the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act), which is champion known for being utilized successful narration to organised transgression and cause cartel cases.

After closing arguments past week, jurors began deliberation connected Monday and had spent astir 13 hours discussing successful full by the clip they sent their note.

Before reaching the verdict connected the 4 counts, they had requested to reappraisal important grounds from Cassie astir her relationship of an battle successful a edifice successful Los Angeles successful 2016.

Captured connected CCTV, the footage was played successful tribunal respective times - showing Combs, wearing lone a towel and socks, beating, kicking and dragging Cassie successful a hallway.

His defence squad admitted successful their opening connection that this was home violence, and said the euphony prima regretted these actions - but that they did not magnitude to immoderate of the national charges against him.

As good arsenic Cassie's grounds connected that assault, they asked to spot her grounds connected an incidental astatine the Cannes Film Festival successful 2013 - erstwhile she said Combs accused her of taking drugs from him and kicked her disconnected of his yacht.

On their mode backmost to the US, she told the court, helium threatened to merchandise explicit videos of her having enactment with an escort.

Jurors besides wanted to reappraisal grounds fixed by a antheral enactment idiosyncratic astatine the commencement of the trial.

Combs could look 15 years to beingness successful situation if helium is convicted of each charges.

Jurors volition proceed deliberating connected the racketeering conspiracy complaint connected Wednesday.