Disgraced Bad Boy Records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison on Friday — and with credit for time served — sparking mixed reactions from the survivors of his abuse as well legal experts and advocacy groups.

Combs was convicted in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, a charge that carried a maximum sentence of 10 years per count. He was acquitted of the more serious racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges, for which he could have faced life in prison.

The months-long, high-profile trial in Manhattan federal court featured no shortage of testimony from women, most notably from R&B singer Cassie Ventura , who described being beaten , threatened, sexually assaulted and blackmailed by Combs.

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