There are more than 50 lawsuits accusing Sean Combs of sexual abuse, the majority of which are based in New York. The accusations date as far back as the 1990s.

Judge Arun Subramanian can consider federal guidelines and aspects of the music mogul’s character and history when determining Mr. Combs’s sentence.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, his family and supporters clapped and cheered, after jurors reached a split verdict in his federal sex-trafficking trial, stopping short of convicting the hip-hop impresario on more serious racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking charges.