Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sees 'Immediate Release' From Prison; Files New Plea

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is asking an appeals court to free Combs from prison, arguing a federal judge imposed an unfair sentence by relying on allegations that a jury had already rejected. Combs is serving 50 months after conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. The Hollywood actor-rapper, also known as Diddy, was cleared of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking in a trial that ended in July, but the jury found Combs guilty under the Mann Act, a law that targets moving people across state lines for sexual crimes.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking case and current prison term

According to Mirror.co.uk, the former music mogul, 56, is incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix after being moved from MDC-Brooklyn in October this year. Combs is housed in a special drug treatment unit and, under the present sentence, is eligible for release in 2028.

Combs' legal team filed papers with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, insisting the sentencing judge treated Combs like a convicted sex trafficker despite the acquittal. They stressed that the only convictions involved lesser prostitution offences that did not require proof of force, fraud, or coercion.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking case appeal arguments

The appeal accuses Judge Arun Subramanian of acting as a "13th juror" during the October sentencing, claiming the judge let evidence from the dismissed racketeering and sex trafficking charges shape the punishment, resulting in a four-year and two-month prison term for the Mann Act violations.

The lawyers urged the appeals panel, which has not yet scheduled oral arguments, to overturn the verdict, order Combs' immediate release, or instruct Judge Subramanian to cut the sentence. They highlighted that Combs was only convicted on transportation counts linked to prostitution-related conduct.

"Defendants typically get sentenced to less than 15 months for these offences, even when coercion, which the jury didn't find here, is involved", his lawyers wrote. "The judge defied the jury's verdict and found Combs 'coerced', 'exploited', and 'forced' his girlfriends to have sex and led a criminal conspiracy. These judicial findings trumped the verdict and led to the highest sentence ever imposed for any remotely similar defendant", they added.

Detail	Information
Defendant	Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Age	56
Convictions	Two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act
Acquittals	Racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking
Sentence	50 months (four years and two months)
Current prison	FCI Fort Dix, special drug treatment unit
Transfer	From MDC-Brooklyn in October this year
Projected release	2028, unless the appeal succeeds
Appeals court	2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Manhattan

The appeal leaves Combs' fate with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will decide whether the sentence stands, is reduced, or is removed altogether, while Combs remains in custody at FCI Fort Dix awaiting any further hearings.