Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a New York federal courtroom to vacate his current convictions or grant him a new trial, in keeping with newly filed motions by his authorized workforce. The filings problem the validity of a jury’s determination that discovered Combs responsible on two federal counts tied to transporting girls throughout state strains for sexual functions.

The fees stem from alleged violations of the Mann Act, a 1910 legislation that prohibits the interstate transport of people for “immoral purposes,” together with prostitution. During the eight-week trial, prosecutors argued that Combs organized journey for ladies concerned in personal intercourse events—described in courtroom as “freak offs”—along with his romantic associate and associates.

While Combs was acquitted of essentially the most severe fees, together with racketeering conspiracy and intercourse trafficking, the jury convicted him on two lesser counts. His attorneys say the federal government relied on salacious particulars and failed to offer enough proof. They argue the case criminalized consensual grownup relationships and misconstrued personal conduct.

In the movement, Combs’ workforce maintains that he neither organized the ladies’s journey nor engaged in prostitution. Instead, they declare he paid grownup entertainers for consensual, recorded acts involving his former companions. “That is not prostitution,” the submitting states. “If it is, his conviction is unconstitutional.”

The protection additionally questions the usage of the Mann Act within the case, alleging that the legislation was utilized too broadly. They assert that the acquittal on essentially the most severe counts alerts the jury didn’t discover the central narrative credible.

If the courtroom doesn’t overturn the convictions, Combs is searching for a retrial. His authorized workforce argues that the decision was based mostly on inadequate proof.

In a separate movement, they’ve renewed a request for pre-sentencing launch, proposing a $50 million bond, home arrest in Miami, restricted journey, and the give up of his passport.

Citing threats to his security inside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, his attorneys argue that launch is justified. They notice that related defendants have been granted bail below comparable circumstances.

To date, the courtroom has denied these requests, citing issues about public security and Combs’ alleged historical past of violence. A sentencing date has not but been set.