Diddy and his authorized crew attended a bond listening to on Wednesday, Sept. 18, and the rapper and music government will stay detained.
Diddy has misplaced his bail enchantment, stating that the federal government has proved he’s a hazard. Prosecutors argued that Diddy couldn’t be trusted if he have been launched as a result of he had allegedly tried to coerce potential witnesses towards coming ahead towards him, together with one which he was conscious was a grand jury witness. Previous to the listening to, Diddy forfeited his passport to his authorized crew.
On Monday, Sept. 16, Diddy was taken into federal custody and held on the FBI’s discipline workplace in Manhattan. On the time of his arrest, the indictment was sealed. On Tuesday, the indictment was unsealed and revealed that Diddy was arrested on intercourse trafficking and racketeering costs. He was accused of working “a felony enterprise” and having “abused, threatened, and coerced girls and others round him to satisfy his sexual wishes, shield his status, and conceal his conduct.”
He has pleaded not responsible and initially supplied a $50 million bail package deal. As a part of his proposed deal, he supplied up his $48 million mansion in Miami and his mom’s $2 million dwelling in Miami as collateral. He additionally stated that he would prohibit his journey to New York, New Jersey, and Florida forward of his trial and supplied to put on a GPS monitor so police know the place he’s always.
U.S. Justice of the Peace Decide Robyn F. Tarnofsky denied his bail and stated that he was a flight danger and will doubtlessly intimidate witnesses if launched. His authorized crew later proposed he ought to be launched on $50 million bail on the situation that he not be permitted any feminine guests as he awaits trial, not together with his household or the moms of his kids.
If convicted, he may face 25 years or longer behind bars. Diddy’s legal professional Marc Agnifilo stated that he believed the arrest of his consumer was “unjust” and insisted on his innocence.
“We’re disillusioned with the choice to pursue what we consider is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace,” stated Agnifilo in a press release shared with Advanced. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving household man, and confirmed philanthropist who has spent the final 30 years constructing an empire, adoring his kids, and dealing to uplift the Black neighborhood.”
The indictment talked about Diddy’s alleged “Freak Offs,” a phrase that was talked about within the a number of lawsuits filed towards Diddy, which began with a since-settled case filed by his ex-girlfriend Cassie.
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The so-called “Freak Offs” have been described within the unsealed indictment as being made doable via “coercion” and “threats of drive.” Alleged victims have been subjected to “prolonged intercourse acts with male industrial intercourse staff.” Substances have been additionally stated to be given to the victims to maintain them “obedient and compliant.” Resort rooms used for these “Freak Offs” have been stocked with provides that included managed substances, child oil, lubricant, linens, and lighting.
Searches of Diddy’s properties in March noticed the seizure of a few of these provides, together with narcotics and “greater than 1,000 bottles of child oil and lubricant.” Alleged victims have been additionally reportedly given IV fluids to “get better from the bodily exertion and drug use.”
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