Sean 'Diddy' Combs convicted on prostitution counts, acquitted of more serious charges

Combs was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, related to Casandra Ventura and ‘Jane’

Sean 'Diddy' Combs (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offences but cleared of more serious charges, in a blow to prosecutors who had urged a jury to find him guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking, a partial win for the former billionaire known for elevating hip-hop in American culture.