Three days before Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced for prostitution-related charges, a federal judge rejected his request to toss out those convictions. 

Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ motions for acquittal and a new trial Tuesday, saying prosecutors “proved their case many times over.” 

“The government at trial presented overwhelming evidence of Combs’s guilt under the Mann Act on many occasions with respect to both Ventura and Jane,” Subramanian wrote in his decision. 

The judge also rejected Combs’ argument that he was an amateur pornographer and that the verdict violated his First Amendment rights.

“Illegal activity can’t be laundered into constitutionally protected activity,” he wrote. 

Combs has been in a New York prison for the last 13 months after a jury convicted him in July on prostitution charges. He was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

The charges — two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act — carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison per count. 

The denial of Comb’s motion has cleared the way for his sentencing on Friday. 

During a hearing on the motion to acquit last week, defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro urged the judge to throw out the conviction, saying Combs cannot be held responsible for financing and helping to arrange the transportation domestically and internationally for elaborate sex performances he often filmed.

Prosecutor Christy Slavik argued that the jury verdict should stand, saying it was in the public interest to prevent prostitution, particularly when it involves the kind of violence and drugs that occurred when Combs was involved.

Both sides have presented a stark divide on what they recommended to Subramanian for sentencing. 

Defense argued that Combs should be given no more than a 14-month sentence, telling a judge that the time the music producer has already served in jail has been adequate punishment.

Federal prosecutors have asked for more than 11 years in prison, saying the music mogul is “unrepentant” and that his accusers live in fear of him.

Ultimately, the decision will lie solely with Subramanian.