Jurors reached their verdict Wednesday morning last week after a couple days of deliberations … and they acquitted Diddy on one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura and one count of sex trafficking of “Jane.”
The 12-member jury — 8 men and 4 women — only checked “Guilty” on counts 3 and 5 … which are both transportation for the purpose of prostitution, AKA the Mann Act.
As we reported … the jury came back Tuesday and said they had a verdict on 4 of the 5 counts, but were unable to come to a verdict on the RICO charge. The judge told them to keep deliberating, and on Wednesday, they all got on the same page and delivered their verdict.
The verdict was a huge win for Diddy because he avoided a potential life sentence … and it was a monumental embarrassment for prosecutors, who swung for the fences and whiffed.
Diddy faces a potential maximum sentence of 10 years for each of the two prostitution convictions … but it’s unlikely the judge sentences him to the max.
Prosecutors and his defense are divided on sentencing guidelines … his attorneys say sentencing guidelines start at 21 months, with prosecutors saying the sentencing guidelines start at 51 months.
