Sean “Diddy” Combs has requested a decide for leniency in a four-page letter forward of his sentencing on prostitution-related expenses, vowing, “I’ll by no means commit against the law once more.”
“I wish to apologize and say how sincerely sorry I’m for the entire damage and ache that I’ve induced others by my conduct,” Combs wrote within the letter that was delivered by his attorneys to Choose Arun Subramanian on the eve of his sentencing listening to and shared by The New York Times. “This has been the toughest two years of my life, and I’ve nobody guilty for my present actuality and scenario however myself.”
Federal prosecutors are seeking an 11-year jail sentence, citing Combs’ “a long time of abuse” and “unchecked violence.” Their submitting included a press release from Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, who insisted that “the manipulator, the aggressor, the abuser, the trafficker — is who he’s as a human,” including, “He has no real interest in altering or turning into higher.”
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Combs’ protection attorneys, nonetheless, are pushing for a 14-month sentence, which might permit for his quick launch based mostly on time served.
“The scenes and pictures of me assaulting Cassie play again and again in my head day by day,” Combs wrote in his letter to the decide. “I used to be useless unsuitable for placing my arms on the lady that I liked. I’m sorry for that and all the time might be.”
Combs additionally addressed the lady who took that stand below the pseudonym “Jane,” saying, “I believed I used to be offering for Jane regarding her and her little one, however after listening to her testimony, I noticed that I damage her. For this I’m deeply sorry.”
Within the letter, Combs described his residing circumstances within the Metropolitan Detention Heart as “inhumane,” citing lack of daylight, privateness, and clear water, and emphasised how he “made the very best” of his time by studying, writing, getting remedy, and beginning a six-week program which his fellow inmates dubbed ”Free Sport,” that was sanctioned by the Bureau of Prisons: “It actually has been a blessing to do one thing optimistic in a damaging scenario.”
Combs is anticipated in courtroom this Friday, September third, for his sentencing on the 2 prostitution-related convictions, which carry a most sentence of 10 years for every depend. He’s anticipated to talk on to the decide on his personal behalf, and given the tenor of his letter, will probably lean into how he’s a modified man after spending months behind bars.
“I acquired misplaced in my journey. Misplaced within the medication and the surplus,” he wrote. “My downfall was rooted in my selfishness. I’ve been humbled and damaged to my core… I’d ask Your Honor to make me an instance of what an individual can do if afforded a second likelihood.”
