Diddy Found Guilty on 2 Counts in Sex-Trafficking Trial: What Does This Mean for the Future of His $61.5 Million ‘Freak Off’ Mansion?

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution after a 13-hour deliberation that saw the 12 jurors struggling to reach a verdict on the rapper’s one charge of racketeering.

The jury returned to the courtroom at around 9:52 a.m. on July 2, to deliver their verdicts on all five charges that the 55-year-old music mogul was facing—declaring him guilty on two of those charges, while finding him not guilty on both counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering conspiracy.

Diddy, who was indicted in Manhattan in September 2024, had pled not guilty to all charges against him—with his lawyers arguing that he had not engaged in any nonconsensual sex acts.

The verdict comes more than a year after Homeland Security agents carried out in-depth raids at both of Diddy’s mansions as part of their investigation: his Los Angeles home, which is currently on the market for $61.5 million, and his $48 million Miami dwelling, which he later attempted to put up as collateral in a failed bail plea.

Diddy’s lengthy trial saw several high-profile witnesses taking the stand, including his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, whom he was found guilty of transporting to engage in prostitution.

However, Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking Ventura—who was eight-months pregnant when she took the stand—and he was also declared not guilty of trafficking another girlfriend, known only as “Jane.”

According to NBC News, Diddy “was on his knees” in the courtroom after the verdicts were read out, with the outlet noting that he appeared to be praying after the jury delivered their decision—which means he will no longer face life in jail.

Despite the rapper being found not guilty on three charges, prosecutor Maurene Comey told the judge that the government will be seeking a sentence of between four and five years for the two charges that he received a guilty verdict for.

His lawyers have argued that Diddy should now be released from the Brooklyn jail where he has been held since his September arrest, requesting that he be allowed to return to his home in Miami on a $1 million bond—however, the prosecution has asked that the musician be remanded until he is sentenced.

However, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian turned down that request during a bail hearing that took place hours after the verdict was heard.

In his ruling, Subramanian stated that evidence shows Diddy had engaged in a lengthy pattern of violence and had demonstrated that he was unable to follow the law. He also called attention to the fact that the rapper had carried out a violent act towards his unnamed girlfriend, known only as “Jane” in June 2024—three months after the raids had been carried out at his homes, at a time when he should have known to have been abiding by the law.

“The application for bail is denied for the reasons I said,” the judge stated at the end of the hearing—while setting the sentencing date as Oct. 3, although he noted that this timing could change given that an expedited sentencing is being considered.

The Miami home where Diddy’s lawyers had requested he be allowed to stay while he waits for sentencing has long been used as his primary residence—with the rapper revealing back in September that he had paid off the remaining mortgage of about $18 million on the $48 million home so he could use it as collateral in his $50 million bail plea.

That bail plea—which was rejected by the judge at the time—also included his mother’s Miami dwelling, which was valued at $2 million.

Diddy’s other residence, a sprawling mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, had been put on the market just days before the rapper was arrested in New York City, with an asking price of $61.5 million, and it has remained listed throughout his trial.

Records indicate that the property, which is listed by celebrity real estate agent Kurt Rappaport, remains on the market as of the time of writing.

Despite Diddy being found guilty on two counts, the rapper can still proceed with the sale of the home, according to legal experts—however, what becomes of the money from a sale could well be left in the hands of the authorities.

“Generally speaking, he can sell his home, but given the legal action mounting against him, the court will likely have a say in how the proceeds are disbursed,” Cara Ameer, an agent with Coldwell Banker in California, previously revealed to Realtor.com®.

However, if a buyer comes forward in the wake of Diddy’s conviction, the federal government “can put a lien on the asset” and have a say in where the money goes, Justin Paperny, a crisis manager for White Collar Advice, explained.

Paperny added that Combs could also use the money from any sale to offer a settlement to victims, which may help him to receive a lighter sentence.

“You can’t buy your way out of prison, but if you come up with a chunk of money, it helps,” he said.

The legal expert noted that, if Diddy was found guilty, he would need to offer up “a huge number to the courts to get leniency” in his sentencing—a number that could well be bolstered by the sale of the infamous dwelling.

Ameer also pointed out that Combs may well end up with sky-high legal costs and may well need the money from the sale of his home in order to cover them.

“It might be he has to sell his home to pay for his legal costs as well as restitution that is being sought for his victims,” she said. “He may end up having to liquidate a lot of his assets if he can’t afford to pay out of pocket. A court may have oversight of where the proceeds from the sale go in that instance.”

However, given the stigma around the property, a sale at his desired price might be a tough hill to climb.

If Combs takes the home off the market, he could always rent it out as a “trophy property,” Paperny noted, explaining that notable clients of his, with high-end homes, have made their real estate available on Airbnb for as much as $20,000 a night.

He added of the current asking price that Combs “could be asking too much. People might not want the affiliation to him.”

Both of Diddy’s homes have played a major role in his trial—with prosecutors revealing a trove of images taken inside each of the dwellings during the Homeland Security raids, during which agents discovered an array of disturbing items, including cases of baby oil, prescription drugs, and AR-15 weapon parts.

The rapper’s property in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood is described in its listing as one of the area’s “most spectacular and beautiful estates,” offering 10 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms spread across 17,000 square feet.

He is understood to have purchased the home in 2014 for $39 million.

However the home’s reputation has become clouded in scandal throughout his trial, as prosecutors aired numerous details about the so-called “freak off” parties that Diddy was accused of hosting in the abode.

In the indictment against Diddy, authorities accused him of using his “power and prestige” to “abuse, threaten and coerce women … to fulfill his sexual desires” during these events.

They also claimed that the musician “created a criminal empire” that “engaged in, and attempted to engage in … sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”

Prosecutors alleged that at the heart of this “criminal empire” were Diddy’s “freak off” parties, which the indictment described as “elaborate and produced sex performances” that involved women being coerced into sex and drug abuse. The indictment alleged that Diddy kept video of these events to prevent any of the participants from coming forward with complaints.

“Freak-off activity is the core of this case, and freak-offs are inherently dangerous,” prosecutor Emily A. Johnson said during a hearing in September.

Authorities claimed that Diddy held these “freak-offs” in a number of locations, including at his Holmby Hills mansion, his estate on Miami’s exclusive Star Island, as well as several hotel rooms. Agents are said to have found more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and several firearms during their raids on his two properties.