NEW YORK - Disgraced United States (US) music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs plans to appeal his conviction and prison sentence for sex crimes, his lawyers said in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian on Tuesday, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
The 55-year-old rapper was sentenced in early October to four years and two months in prison after a jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
The jury, however, had acquitted him of more serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have led to a life sentence.
Prosecutors accused Combs of abusing, coercing and threatening multiple women over several years to fulfil his sexual demands. During the trial, witnesses alleged they had endured years of sexual and physical abuse.
Born in Harlem in 1969, Combs rose to global fame with hits such as "I’ll Be Missing You” and "Bad Boy for Life.”
He has consistently denied all allegations and pleaded not guilty. He has been in custody since his September 2024 arrest in New York.
In addition to the criminal case in New York, several civil lawsuits have also been filed against him. - BERNAMA