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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Mattise

What is the Mann Act? Here's what to know about the law used to convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sexual Misconduct Diddy - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a controversial, century-old history.

Though he was acquitted of more serious charges, Combs was still convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, to engage in sexual encounters in violation of the federal law.

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