NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion Friday to deny his bail request, meaning he will remain in jail until his next deadline. Trial on sex trafficking charges to begin in May 2025.
Combs was ordered held without bail. When he was first arrested in SeptemberHowever, his legal team appealed the decision Many times.
When a recent appeal was denied in late November“The court finds that the government has shown by clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions provides a reasonable guarantee of community safety,” the judge wrote.
prosecutor Combs previously claimed that he had attempted to contact potential victims and witnesses since his arrest.. It also alleges that he encouraged strategies to sway public opinion, such as having children post about their birthdays on social media.
Mr. Combs is held in a federal prison in Brooklyn.
Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He is accused of abusing and threatening multiple women over a period of 15 years with the help of his employees and employees.
he He is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.New York City’s only federal prison. For many years, The prison also holds other prominent inmates.singer R. Kelly, rapper Ja Rule, cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman Fried, and more.
Combs’ trial is scheduled to begin on May 5, 2025. Prosecutors must return discovery by the end of this year.
If convicted, Combs could face decades in prison, experts said.