Prosecutors are urging Judge Arun Subramanian to sentence Combs to at least 11 years, calling him "unrepentant" and a public threat. The judge also has reference letters supporting Combs -- in addition to a lengthy plea for leniency from the artist himself. Combs's former girlfriend Casandra Ventura, in a letter asked the judge to consider "the many lives that Sean Combs has upended with his abuse and control." 'Shattered' legacyThe defence didn't deny Combs's sexual activity - prosecutors presented copious video and text message evidence - but insisted it was consensual. In her letter, Ventura asked the judge for a decision that "reflects the strength it took for victims of Sean Combs to come forward."