
Judge Greg Mathis reacted to the news that Sean Combs was denied bail following a split verdict in his RICO case in Manhattan on Wednesday.
Combs, 55, was found guilty of 2 counts of The Mann Act, also known as transportation across state lines for the purpose of prostitution. He was specifically convicted of transporting ex-girlfriends Cassie Ventura and Jane Doe.
The jury’s verdict had a chilling effect on rappers, professional athletes, and other wealthy individuals who fly Instagram models across state lines for indecent purposes.

The federal judge agreed with federal prosecutors that Combs is violent and a flight risk.
Mathis predicted the jury would convict Combs of interstate transportation of prostitutes. However, he disagreed with the judge’s decision not to grant bond.
“I’m not sure if that’s fair,” Mathis said in a livestream on Wednesday.

Mathis added that the judge’s decision was “tricky.”
Mathis said “precedence” shows that defendants who are convicted under The Mann Act are sentenced to 21-27 months in prison on each count for first-time offenders.
Mathis continued: “As such, the sentencing should be in conjunction with precedent.”
So far, Judge Arun Subramanian has shown an unwillingness to follow precedence in Combs’ case.

Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, was allowed to post bond despite being charged with 16 counts of sex trafficking and prostitution of young men in New York.
One person wrote in a comment under Mathis’ video on YouTube: “This whole trial is a joke, how come the prostitutes are not convicted?”
Another person wrote: “Cassie shoulda been charged too. She was doing the same sh*t on her own without Diddy sometimes.”
