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Sean 'Diddy' Coombs stays in jail until sentencing

Found guilty of prostitution offences but cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering.

The American rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been found guilty of prostitution offences at a court in New York, after a 7 week trial. He faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years - but Mr Combs, who's 55, was cleared of more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The case tested the legal line between consensual sex and criminal exploitation, raising broader questions about how the justice system prosecutes high-profile defendants accused of abusing their power.

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Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo:Rapper Sean Diddy Combs arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Credit Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

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