Diddy Recordsdata Movement for Acquittal or New Trial, Says Mann Act Does not Apply to Him

Diddy needs his conviction on 2 counts of the Mann Act overturned, and if not, he is demanding a complete new trial on these costs … in accordance with new docs filed late Wednesday evening.

It is fairly gorgeous, however within the docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy and his protection crew make the case for Choose Arun Subramanian altering the Mann Act conviction to an acquittal. Here is why … the Mann Act includes transporting somebody throughout state traces for the aim of intercourse.

However, Diddy’s crew says they imagine he is the one particular person ever convicted underneath this statute who didn’t make cash off prostitution, didn’t have intercourse with an alleged prostitute and didn’t prepare the prostitute’s transportation.

Translation: he is completed not one of the issues spelled out within the Mann Act. Bear in mind, throughout the trial, not one of the intercourse staff, nor Cassie Ventura or “Jane” testified Diddy engaged in intercourse with the intercourse staff. All of them mentioned he was both watching and/or recording the freak-off periods as the ladies had intercourse with the employed weapons.

Testimony additionally revealed it was usually the ladies, not Diddy, who made all of the preparations — journey, compensation and inns — for the intercourse staff concerned within the freak-offs.

Additional, they are saying Diddy’s sexual involvement was mainly voyeurism, and so they level out “a number of state courts have held that paying for voyeurism — to look at different individuals have intercourse — isn’t prostitution.”

Now, Diddy additionally says the male intercourse staff they employed weren’t solely consenting, however they “loved the actions and had friendships with [Cassie and “Jane”] and weren’t merely touring to have intercourse for cash.”

In different phrases … they had been all good buddies. We’re unsure how a lot of a distinction that can make, legally talking, however there it’s.

Lastly, Diddy says the freak-offs had been protected underneath the First Modification, as a result of they had been recording, or as they put it within the docs … “producing newbie pornography for later personal viewing.”

Now, if the courtroom doesn’t overturn his Mann Act convictions — counts 3 and 5 within the federal indictment — Diddy’s protection says he deserves a brand new trial, the place solely proof associated to these counts is admitted. Particularly, his legal professionals say that will exclude the Cassie beating video.

In accordance with the docs, that proof was solely admitted in his trial due to the RICO and intercourse trafficking costs — of which he is been acquitted — and if Diddy had been solely going through the Mann Act costs, the notorious Intercontinental Lodge footage would not be related … and would solely be “unfairly prejudicial.”

Diddy’s authorized energy transfer right here comes on the heels of TMZ breaking the story … President Trump is already considering a pardon for Diddy, and will decide as quickly because the decide decides on Diddy’s video games movement to be launched on bail forward of his October sentencing.