Thursday, November 28, 2024 -Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been denied bail for a third time ahead of his s3x trafficking trial.
The 55-year-old disgraced hip hop mogul had made another bid for freedom
before Thanksgiving, but will now remain behind bars at the Metropolitan
Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn ahead of his May 2025 trial.
Combs has been charged with racketeering, s3x trafficking, and
transportation to engage in pr0stitution, all of which he denies.
US District Judge Arun Subramanian made the decision in a written ruling
Wednesday following a bail hearing last week, when lawyers for the rapper
argued that a $50million bail package they proposed would be sufficient to
ensure Combs does not flee and does not try to intimidate prospective trial
witnesses.
Subramanian cited direct evidence of Combs' violence - referring to
Diddy beating ex Cassie in a 2016 hotel surveillance video - and a serious risk
of witness tampering in the denial
The ruling read: 'The Court finds that the government has shown by clear
and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will
reasonably assure the safety of the community.
Prosecutors had previously said Combs had been 'witness tampering' from
behind bars with Subramanian agreeing and saying: 'There is evidence
supporting a serious risk of witness tampering'
The judge also cited evidence that Diddy violated communication behind
bars rules including paying for inmates' Phone Access Code numbers to make
three way calls to people who are not on his approved contact list.
'Compelling evidence of Combs's propensity for violence' was also cited
in the decision.
Combs had asked to be released on $50 million bond and on 24/7
house arrest, even offering up his mother's house as collateral.
Two other judges previously had been persuaded by prosecutors’ arguments
that the Bad Boy Records founder was a danger to the community if he is not
behind bars.
Diddy appeared before a federal judge in New York last week and was
supported by his family in court.
Diddy is accused of running a decade-long criminal empire including
orgies called ‘Freak Offs’ in which women were drugged and forced into marathon
s3x sessions, sometimes with male prost!tutes.
He has denied s3x trafficking and racketeering among other charges and
is due to go on trial in May next year.
Diddy has already been denied bail twice including a $50 million bail package involving round-the-clock monitoring by security guards and home detention.
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