Sean “Diddy” Combs can overlook about getting out of the infamous Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn, the place he’s been since his September arrest on intercourse trafficking and RICO expenses.
Choose Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ staff’s movement for launch on Wednesday (November 27). His determination adopted a two-hour courtroom listening to on Friday (November 22).
“The Courtroom finds that the federal government has proven by clear and convincing proof that no situation or mixture of situations will moderately guarantee the security of the neighborhood,” the decide wrote in a five-page order.
Prosecutors maintained the 8-year-old video of Combs assaulting Cassie Ventura the Intercontinental Resort in Los Angeles was proof of intercourse trafficking.
Nonetheless, the disgraced mogul’s attorneys claimed the federal government submitted an altered video that neglected important scenes and offered occasions materially out of order.
“He admitted to it and apologized for it. This befell in the midst of a freak-off. The US has proof a male industrial intercourse employee was within the lodge room at the moment,” prosecutors instructed the decide.
Prosecutors additionally accused Combs of utilizing different inmates’ cellphone entry, utilizing a “non-authorized third-party messaging service” to speak with a number of individuals and utilizing his youngsters for a “social media marketing campaign” for his latest birthday.
Combs’ attorneys admitted to utilizing the PACs however mentioned he had no selection as a result of dire situations at MDC. In addition they argued the Feds did not show their claims of witness tampering. His attorneys insisted any contact with witnesses was harmless and constant along with his proper to take part in his protection by creating potential protection witnesses.
“A few of these recordings present that he’s telling individuals, simply inform the reality, speak with my lawyer,” Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo instructed the decide.
Comb’ attorneys additionally pointed to the case of Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries and the truth that he was launched on a $10 million bond. Jeffries was charged in a 16-count indictment accusing him of intercourse trafficking and fascinating in interstate prostitution. He was additionally charged with utilizing power, fraud and coercion to site visitors males whereas working a prostitution enterprise.
“The fees within the Jeffries, Abercrombie case are worse than right here,” Combs’ lawyer Alexandra A.E. Shapiro instructed the decide. “They allege a world intercourse trafficking enterprise. They have been raped and compelled to interact in a### intercourse.”
Prosecutors famous the similarities however identified key variations: Jeffries’ obstruction stopped in 2015, whereas Diddy’s conduct prolonged to 2024.In addition they identified that Jeffries had no legal file, whereas Combs’ stretched again over twenty years.
Choose Subramanian in the end sided with prosecutors and despatched Combs again to his jail cell at MDC.
Combs initially proposed a sturdy $50 million bail bundle. He supplied to dwell at dwelling alone in Florida with a 24/7 safety staff that may monitor a pre-approved visitor record.
Prosecutors shot down the safety staff as a result of the safety staff and an investigator “has been out contacting witnesses. Basically, they work for him. This is able to be the defendant shopping for his means out.”
Combs additionally mentioned he would quit entry to his cell phone and web and, within the phrases of his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, “do nothing however put together for his trial.”
Nonetheless, Choose Subramanian upheld earlier rulings that acknowledged, “there isn’t any situation or mixture of situations to make sure he is not going to hinder justice or tamper with witnesses.”
Combs is charged with racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking by power, fraud or coercion and transportation to interact in prostitution.
He pleaded not responsible to all expenses. His trial is scheduled to start in Could 2025.
