2 h. ago Distraught Diddy bows head while stood next to anxious lawyer as judge hints he'll impose VERY lengthy sentence

LIVE UPDATES: Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sentencing today for crimes prosecutors say deserve more than a decade behind bars as the pleads for 'mercy' and a swift release.

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2 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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4 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 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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50 h. ago Rochdale grooming gang victims ‘seriously let down’ by authorities, says judge

Seven Asian men received lengthy jail sentences for committing various sexual offences against the then schoolgirls between 2001 and 2006.

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2 w. ago How Trump has turned the legal system ‘on its head’ to meet deportation goals

Cuban asylum seeker EC and others saw hard-won victories vanish as new rules upended immigration courtsThe Cuban asylum seeker referred to in court papers as EC could not believe his luck, and neither could his lawyers.They’d come to immigration court in Miami in late spring expecting only incremental progress in a case that had been grinding away for more than three years. Yet here was the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lawyer telling the judge the government was dropping its deportation demands. It seemed EC had won, eligible at last for a green card and permanent residency in the United States. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brit drugs mule Kim Hall who smuggled £15m of cocaine dodges lengthy sentence

Kim Hall, from Middlesbrough, was stopped at Chicago's O'Hare airport after two suitcases were found packed with 43kg of cocaine and was facing up to 60 years behind bars

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