Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in federal jail following his conviction on prostitution-related expenses.

The 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder was convicted underneath the Mann Act, a federal legislation prohibiting the transportation of people throughout state strains for prostitution. While jurors acquitted Combs of extra severe expenses — together with racketeering and sex trafficking — the responsible verdict on two counts of transportation secured the jail sentence.

On Thursday, a federal choose handed down a sentence of 4 years and two months behind bars. In addition, Combs will probably be required to pay a $500,000 high-quality and serve 5 years of supervised launch as soon as his jail time period concludes. The choose famous that Combs will obtain credit score for the roughly 13 months he has already spent in custody.

The case stemmed from what prosecutors described as a sample of abuse, violence, and exploitation surrounding Combs’ so-called “freak-offs” — non-public events the place sex staff have been flown throughout state strains to take part. Although jurors rejected essentially the most extreme accusations of organized sex trafficking, they discovered sufficient proof to convict him on the transportation expenses.

Throughout the trial, testimony painted an image of a once-revered entertainer whose non-public life had turn into the main target of federal scrutiny. The protection maintained that Combs was being unfairly focused and vowed to enchantment the ruling.