Diddy Files Motion for Acquittal or New Trial, Says Mann Act Doesn’t Apply to Him

Diddy needs his conviction on 2 counts of the Mann Act overturned, and if not, he is demanding an entire new trial on these fees … in line with new docs filed late Wednesday night time.

It is fairly beautiful, however within the docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy and his protection crew make the case for Decide Arun Subramanian altering the Mann Act conviction to an acquittal. This 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 individual ever convicted beneath this statute who didn’t become profitable off prostitution, didn’t have intercourse with an alleged prostitute and didn’t prepare the prostitute’s transportation.

Translation: he is carried out not one of the issues spelled out within the Mann Act. Keep in mind, through the trial not one of the intercourse employees, nor Cassie Ventura or “Jane” testified Diddy engaged in intercourse with the intercourse employees. All of them stated he was both watching and/or recording the freak-off classes 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 employees concerned within the freak-offs.

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

Now, Diddy additionally says the male intercourse employees 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 may make, legally talking, however there it’s.

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

Now, if the court docket doesn’t overturn his Mann Act convictions — counts 3 and 5 within the federal indictiment — 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 might exclude the Cassie beating video.

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

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