Diddy verdict live: Jury finds Sean Combs guilty of prostitution but clears him of most serious charges

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found guilty on only two counts.

Jurors found him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution.

However, he was acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has entered the courtroom, after jurors announced they had reached a verdict on all counts.

Per CNN, he looked at his family, nodded his head and gave a small smile.

Crowds are swarming outside court, with some screaming, following reports that a verdict has been reached.

From Ariana Baio, outside court:

Crowds are rushing to the front of the courthouse.

People are screaming “verdict!”

Jurors have reached a verdict in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs – after previously being deadlocked over the final racketeering charge.

Before leaving the courtroom to wait for the final verdicts to be decided, Sean “Diddy” Combs prayed with his family.

“Stay strong,” he said, according to CNN, as they bowed their heads.

“God, please watch over my family,” he added, before asking that the jurors and his family be blessed.

Combs’ family replied “amen” and clapped, CNN reported.

Racketeering conspiracy – the final thing for jurors to decide on – carries potentially the highest sentence. But what is it?

The R.I.C.O. Act defines “racketeering activity” as any act or threat that involves different crimes like bribery, arson, extortion, kidnapping, and dealing in a controlled substance.

The Department of Justice website describes conspiracy as “two or more persons” who agree to commit a crime and take steps to further the plan.

The government has proposed 10 predicate acts – a specific crime that forms part of a larger criminal pattern – that support the R.I.C.O. count.

The final deliberations in trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs are officially underway.

Entering the courtroom on Wednesday morning, Combs hugged his attorneys and waved to people in the gallery.

His mother and sister are seated in the family section.

From Ariana Baio outside court:

The crowds have considerably dispersed after Diddy’s family goes in.

Now all there’s left to do is wait…