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Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who built a business empire around his personal brand, was convicted on Wednesday of transporting prostitutes to participate in his drug-fueled sex marathons, but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking, the most serious charges against him. Julia Jacobs, a New York Times culture reporter, explains the verdict.
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Jurors found Sean "Diddy" Combs, 55, not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, while convicting him on lesser prostitution counts.
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Two of Mr. Combs's former girlfriends gave days of harrowing testimony of abuse, but jurors weren't convinced those experiences with escorts were sex trafficking.
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