A judge rejected rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs’ claims. ask for bail before federal trial crime of sex trafficking.
Combs’ lawyer asked that he be released on $50 million bail and be kept in a three-bedroom apartment on New York’s Upper East Side, monitored 24 hours a day by private security. He said he would pay the cost.
Dismissing the request, District Judge Arun Subramanian wrote, “The court finds that the government has shown clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions can reasonably guarantee the safety of the community.” The court ruled that it had been shown.
Subramanian said there is “compelling evidence of Mr. Combs’ violent tendencies” and “evidence supports a significant risk of witness tampering” if he is released while awaiting trial. concluded.
Combs was arrested in September and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
At the time, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Tarnofsky ordered Combs held without bail, but the rapper’s attorneys have since filed several motions for his release. they have everything was denied.
comb detained in a detention center It’s located in Brooklyn, New York, across the East River from Manhattan, according to online records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Combs is accused of using his business empire as a criminal enterprise to cover up allegations of abuse of women at events Combs called “freak-offs.”
“The ‘freak-offs’ can last several days at a time, involve multiple commercial sex workers, often involve a variety of drugs such as ketamine, ecstasy, and GHB, and are used by Combs to manipulate his victims into submission and obedience. and distributed them to victims in order to keep them safe,” the U.S. attorney said. Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York told reporters last month.
Combs has denied any wrongdoing. One of his attorneys, Mark Agnifilo, said last month: “Just like he, we will fight this case as hard as we can, and ultimately he will be exonerated.” .
His trial is scheduled for May 2025.
Alex Sundby contributed to this report.
