I watched every day of the Diddy trial. I thought he'd get 10 years.

"A judge sentenced Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday to four years in prison. I thought the fallen rap entrepreneur would get much more: 10 years. I thought Combs would get five years for each of the two girlfriends he caused to cross state lines so he could pleasure himself while they had sex with male escorts. These were the so-called " freak offs," held sometimes weekly, over the course of 15 years at hotel suites in Manhattan, Miami, and Los Angeles."

""A history of good works can't wash away the record in this case, which showed that you abused the power and control that you had over the lives of women you professed to love dearly," US District Judge Arun Subramanian told Combs. Federal judges don't tend to rage on the bench, and the "Diddy judge" is calmer than many. But there was a restrained anger in what the judge said during sentencing, especially in directly addressing Combs."

Reporters who cover trials sometimes make informal predictions about outcomes and sentences. A federal judge sentenced Sean "Diddy" Combs to four years in prison after seven weeks of testimony. Combs was accused of coercing two girlfriends to cross state lines so he could arrange sexual encounters with male escorts during repeated "freak offs" over 15 years at hotels in Manhattan, Miami, and Los Angeles. US District Judge Arun Subramanian admonished Combs, saying a history of good works cannot erase abuse of power and control over the women. Online observers anticipated a harsher sentence based on the judge's tone.

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