75 m. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing live: mogul’s children say he is ‘changed man’; prosecutor says he is casting himself as ‘victim’

Combs, who could face lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of prostitution charges in July, is expected to address the courtSean ‘Diddy’ Combs expected to speak in courtSean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to knowThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Diddy sentencing live updates: Court gasps as it’s revealed Combs has Miami plans next week despite facing prison time

The disgraced music titan, 55, is likely facing 5 to 7 years in prison after a jury convicted him in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution

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3 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in court as sentencing hearing gets under way – live updates

Music mogul, who could face lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of prostitution charges in July, pleaded with judge for a ‘second chance’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to knowThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Six of the most disturbing claims brought against P Diddy by ex Cassie as he's sentenced in criminal court

Cassie and P Diddy may have settled their legal dispute out of court, but the allegations she made against him are still as disturbing as ever

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4 h. ago The Latest: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appear in court for sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years

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5 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be sentenced after pleading with judge for ‘second chance’ – live updates

Music mogul could face lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of prostitution charges in July; court proceedings to begin at 10am eastern timeSean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to knowThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Watch live: Outside court as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced

Watch a livestream outside court as Sean “Diddy” Combs is due to be sentenced on Friday, 3 October, for prostitution-related charges following a two-month trial that unmasked the mogul as a serial domestic abuser and drug addict.

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5 h. ago Diddy sentencing LIVE: Sean Combs begs judge for mercy before court

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to be sentenced today by a federal judge in New York following his conviction earlier this year on prostitution-related charges

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6 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be sentenced after conviction on federal prostitution

Music mogul could face lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of some charges in July; court proceedings to begin at 10am eastern timeSean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to knowA former girlfriend, R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, testified during the trial that Combs ordered her to have “disgusting” sex with strangers hundreds of times during their decade-long relationship.The jury was repeatedly shown video clips of Combs dragging and beating Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway after one of those multiday sexual marathons, which she referred to as “freak-offs” during her four days of testimony. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Police officer who mocked disabled and vulnerable people in custody and sent videos to friends on WhatsApp weeps as he walks free from court

Former Met Police officer Jose Cunha, pictured, walked free from court today after he was handed a suspended sentence for sending videos mocking disabled and vulnerable people in custody.

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45 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tells judge he wants to address the court for the first time at his sentencing hearing

Prosecutors are asking the judge to put the rapper behind bars for more than 11 years

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58 h. ago 11 members of family crime syndicate are sentenced to death in China for running online scams worth £1billion

A Chinese court sentenced Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang - all members of a powerful family in Myanmar - to death along with eight others.

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58 h. ago Diddy sentencing update as rapper suffers huge blow before court

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday following his conviction on two counts of arranging interstate travel for people engaged in prostitution

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67 h. ago Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death for war crimes and treason

Joseph Kabila, 54, was convicted in absentia by a high military court following accusations he collaborated with anti-government rebels.

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3 d. ago Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia

Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensionsA military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced the country’s former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes, treason and crimes against humanity.The case stems from his alleged role in backing the advance of M23 rebels supported by Rwanda in DRC’s volatile eastern provinces. Kabila, who led the country from 2001 to 2019, has denied wrongdoing and said the judiciary had been politicised. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Congo military court sentences former President Kabila to death for treason

A military court in Congo has convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason and other charges and sentenced him to death

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3 d. ago China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family

Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and illegal gambling worth $1.4bnA court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their alleged roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations worth more than $1.4bn, and for the deaths of workers who disobeyed them.The Wenzhou intermediate people’s court on Monday sentenced 11 members of the powerful Ming family in Kokkang, Myanmar to death while another five were handed death sentences suspended for two years. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago China sentences 11 members of mafia family to DEATH after breaking up giant ‘scam factories’ ring that stole £1BILLION

ELEVEN members of a notorious organised crime family have been sentenced to death over international scam centres. A Chinese court handed down the brutal sentence to multiple members of the Ming family, while other members were sentenced to suspended death sentences, life imprisonments, and fixed-term sentences. The fixed term sentences ranged from five to 24...

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6 d. ago Teacher dies from overdose before he's due to be sentenced for murdering his wife

James Anderson died suddenly during court to accept a 35-year prison sentence after allegedly murdering his 34-year-old wife, Victoria.

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6 d. ago Teacher dies from overdose in court moments before he was due to be sentenced for murdering his wife

James Anderson died suddenly during court to accept a 35-year prison sentence after allegedly murdering his 34-year-old wife, Victoria.

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