Sean “Diddy” Combs was behind bars throughout his 2025 sex trafficking trial. While in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, the 55-year-old music mogul awaited trial for months, and after it began in May 2025, a jury found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy but guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. His defense team argued for his immediate release, which is in the judge’s hands now. So, how was Diddy’s time in jail leading up to the verdict?
Below, read on to find out what life was life for Diddy at MDC Brooklyn and how long he could serve time in jail.
Since being found guilty of two of the lesser charges, Diddy is not expected to serve life in prison. However, he could be sentenced between 10 to 20 years for the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
BREAKING: Sean “Diddy” Combs found guilty on just 2 of the 5 charges in his s*x trafficking trial.
“The defense won three acquittals, with Combs found guilty of the Mann Act transportation of former girlfriends Cassie Ventura and ‘Jane’,” NBC reported.
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A legal expert, however, weighed in about Diddy’s potential sentencing, telling the New York Post that he might only get several months behind bars rather than years.
“The convictions for interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution likely will lead to a sentence that will be measured in months, not years,” former federal prosecutor former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner told the outlet on July 2, 2025. “The starting point under the US Sentencing Guidelines will be a sentencing range of 15 to 21 months.”
Combs was placed in federal custody in New York City in September 2024, with guards at the Metropolitan Detention Center closely monitoring him, multiple sources confirmed to People. One source described the suicide watch as “procedural for high-profile clients.” The facility has previously held public figures such as R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Sam Bankman-Fried.
