Sean Combs sentenced to over four years in prison for prostitution-related charges
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
October 03, 2025 / 2:17 pm
On Friday, Sean Combs was sentenced by a federal judge to 50 months in prison. The 55-year-old music mogul was convicted in July on two counts of transportation for prostitution, but acquitted on more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
After a daylong hearing that culminated in Combs himself addressing the judge, speaking at length for the first time during the trial, Judge Arun Subramanian said that a significant sentence was required to "send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability."
Subramanian made his decision after hearing arguments from fed