Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing strict conditions after his release, according to court documents.
FILE - Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. to four years and two months in prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, is facing strict conditions after his release, according to court documents.
The Grammy-winning rapper will be under supervised release for five years and required to attend meetings with his probation officer. The documents also say that he must refrain from using drugs and will be required to take a drug test within two weeks of his release, as well as two tests sometimes after that. Combs must live at a location that is approved by his probation officer, with his officer being allowed to visit him unannounced as they see fit. If there was reasonable suspicion, Combs is found to violate his release, Combs must allow the search of himself, property, vehicle, computers, and cellphones Combs must also participate in a program for mental health treatment and an outpatient program for domestic violence. He also cannot own a firearm or any type of dangerous weapon and cannot communicate with anyone who is involved in criminal activity. Combs is required to work a minimum of 30 hours a week. Combs was convicted in July of flying people around the country for sexual encounters, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, in violation of the federal Mann Act, also known as the White-Slave Traffic Act. Combs was also fined half a million dollars. He has already served half of his sentence, so he will be released in about three years. The 55-year-old was acquitted of more serious racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges that would have put him in prison for life. During his sentencing hearing, the Associated Press reported that prosecutor Christy Slavik told Judge Arun Subramanian that not sentencing Combs to further prison time would be allowing him to get away with years of domestic violence. The judge told the courtroom that a lengthy sentence was needed for "deterrence" and that he was unconvinced that if Combs is released, these crimes wouldn't happen again. Combs' former girlfriend, R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, who testified about Combs ordering her to have sex with strangers hundreds of times, also wrote the judge about how Combs' accusers live in fear of "swift retribution" after they spoke up about the abuse at trial. “While nothing can undo the trauma caused by Combs, the sentence imposed today recognizes the impact of the serious offenses he committed," Ventura's attorney Douglas Wigdor said in a statement to NBC News. His lawyers have continuously argued throughout the case that the sexual encounters referred to as "freak-offs" or "hotel nights" were consensual and that Combs had no financial motive.Subramanian said Combs had not met the burden of showing by clear and convincing evidence a “lack of danger to any person or the community.”
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