""A substantial term of imprisonment is also needed in this case because the defendant is unrepentant," Manhattan federal prosecutors said in paperwork filed early Tuesday."
""Incredibly, while the defendant conceded his acts of violence and abuse throughout trial, he now argues that his victims should shoulder the blame.""
""The defendant tries to recast decades of abuse as simply the function of mutually toxic relationships," they argued. "But there is nothing mutual about a relationship where one person holds all the power and the other ends up bloodied and bruised.""
Manhattan prosecutors seek a 135-month prison term for Sean 'Diddy' Combs, describing him as the architect of a scheme that moved escorts across state lines to satisfy abusive sexual desires. Prosecutors argue a substantial term is needed because the defendant remains unrepentant and has blamed victims. Combs was convicted July 2 on two counts of transporting people for prostitution and acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. Testimony from 34 witnesses, including Cassie Ventura and another accuser known as Jane, described coerced, drugged sexual encounters with male escorts and physical and psychological violence. Combs faces numerous additional sexual-assault lawsuits nationwide.
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