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 a complete new trial on these costs … in keeping with new docs filed late Wednesday night time.

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

But, Diddy’s crew says they consider he is the one particular person ever convicted underneath this statute who didn’t earn a living off prostitution, didn’t have intercourse with an alleged prostitute and didn’t organize the prostitute’s transportation.

Translation: he is executed not one of the issues spelled out within the Mann Act. Remember, in the course of the trial not one of the intercourse employees, nor Cassie Ventura or “Jane” testified Diddy engaged in intercourse with the intercourse employees. They all 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 motels — for the intercourse employees concerned within the freak-offs.

Further, they are saying Diddy’s sexual involvement was principally voyeurism, and so they level out “multiple state courts have held that paying for voyeurism — to watch other people have sex — is not prostitution.”

Now, Diddy additionally says the male intercourse employees they employed weren’t solely consenting, however they “enjoyed the activities and had friendships with [Cassie and “Jane”] and were not merely traveling to have sex for money.”

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

Finally, Diddy says the freak-offs have been protected underneath the First Amendment, as a result of they have been recording, or as they put it within the docs … “producing amateur pornography for later private viewing.”

Now, if the court 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. Specifically, his attorneys say that might exclude the Cassie beating video.

According to 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 have been solely going through the Mann Act costs, the notorious Intercontinental Hotel 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.