Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team say he will "sleep well" despite being denied bail

After the verdict, one of his lawyer's Anna Estavao told reportedly outside the courthouse that the decision was an "enormous victory and win.

She said: "This is a reminder to everyone I hope of the flaws in the criminal justice system and for everybody to take a second look when the government charges people with crimes.

"This is a huge win. He was acquitted of sex trafficking, acquitted of RICO conspiracy and he will sleep well at night knowing that."

Denying bail, Judge Arun Subramanian noted that prosecutors were right to point out that a Mann Act violation means detention is "mandatory".

Combs was convicted of flying people around the country to engage in sexual encounters.

The original 1919 law prohibited interstate or foreign commerce transport of a woman or girl "or prostitution, debauchery or for any other immoral purpose".

In 1986, the law was made gender-neutral, and the wording altered to change "debauchery" and "immoral purpose" to "any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense".

Judge Subramanian said that "for present purposes, the defendant is unable to meet his burden" to show "lack of danger to any person or the community" with clear and convincing evidence.

He added: "Prior to the trial, the court denied bail, and sees no reason to reverse that now."

Combs' trial, held behind closed doors with no cameras allowed in the courtroom, centred on allegations the rapper ran what prosecutors described as a criminal enterprise involving sexual coercion and violence.

The jury did not convict Combs of racketeering or sex trafficking, instead finding him guilty of transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution.

Combs could face a combined sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison.

The rapper, who has been held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center for nearly 10 months, was cleared of the most serious charges he faced - including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking - following a dramatic trial that concluded after 13 hours of jury deliberation.

He had pleaded for leniency in court, requesting to be released so he could return to Florida and care for his mother.

The judge denied the request, and Combs now awaits sentencing.