The jury in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs says it has reached a verdict on four of the five counts against the hip-hop mogul.
After nearly 12 hours of deliberations over two days, the 12-member panel sent a note to Judge Arun Subramanian Tuesday afternoon saying it had reached a verdict on counts two, three, four and five — two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution — but was unable to reach a verdict on count one: racketeering conspiracy.
“We have reached a verdict on counts 2, 3, 4 and 5,” the note read. “We are unable to reach a verdict on count 1 as we have jurors with unpersuadable opinions on both sides.”
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After conferring with lawyers from both sides, Subramanian told the jury to continue deliberating the case. The panel will resume its deliberations on Wednesday morning.
Federal prosecutors say that for decades, Combs abused, threatened and coerced women to participate in drug-fueled marathon sexual encounters called “freak offs” and used his business empire, along with guns, kidnapping and arson, to control his victims.
“The defendant used power, violence and