Ahead of his sentencing on Friday, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was recognized as “Victim 3” in his indictment, says was not intercourse trafficked by him.
The lady, Virginia Huynh, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian that in conferences with federal prosecutors, “I felt pressured to feel like a victim. I told them I was not but they insisted that I was, even when I expressed my truth otherwise.”
Prosecutors meant to name Huynh, often known as Gina, to testify at his trial. Days earlier than it started, nevertheless, they indicated to the choose they’d been unable to attain her. Some witnesses testified that Combs was violent towards Gina. She additionally got here up in testimony about how she and Combs dated for a time period, whereas he was additionally relationship Cassie Ventura.
The letter was submitted by Combs’ authorized crew, together with a number of others late Wednesday. Huynh mentioned she was not requested to write the letter.
Combs’ attorneys knowledgeable the choose they plan to play a 15-minute video at his sentencing and no less than 4 of his attorneys plan to handle the choose. Combs can be anticipated to communicate earlier than his sentence is handed down.
Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution. Each depend carries a most sentence of ten years in jail. He was acquitted of the extra critical prices of intercourse trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
Ventura and her mother and father submitted letters to the court asking the choose to take into account the victims. Ventura mentioned she fears for her household’s security and so they have moved out of the New York space for concern of retribution for testifying towards him.
The sentencing listening to is scheduled to happen at 10 a.m. ET on Friday in Manhattan.