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Combs denied bail in sex trafficking case, again
By Cynthia Montojo
"It did not go our way," Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Comb's lawyer Marc Agnifilo told journalists outside federal courthouse in Manhattan following ruling Combs will remain imprisoned pending trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, after judge denied his appeal.
Judge Andrew Carter upheld previous day's ruling that bail package proposed by his defense team included $50 million bond secured by his Miami home was insufficient given his history of violence and substance abuse, and possibility of witness tampering.
He vowed to keep pushing for Combs's release on bail and also said he would urge trial to move forward "as quickly as possible."
"Wherever he is, his resolve is the same…he believes he's innocent," Agnifilo said, adding that prison conditions Combs is being held in are "inhumane."
On Tuesday, 54-year-old Combs was indicted on three criminal counts that allege he sexually abused women and coerced them into drug-fueled sex parties using threats and violence.
Along with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, Combs is charged with one count of transporting victims across state lines to engage in prostitution.
Prosecutors say Combs was don of criminal enterprise that ensnared women and forced them to commit sex acts under threat of violence, financial insecurity and reputational ruin.
Combs has pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors are likening his crimes to those of late Jeffrey Epstein, convicted sex cult leader Keith Raniere, and fellow musician R. Kelly, who received more than three decades in prison for racketeering, sex trafficking and child sex crimes.
It's remarkable fall from grace for artist credited with playing key role in commercialization of hip-hop, who produced constellation of famous proteges including The Notorious B.I.G.
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