Sean “Diddy” Combs to Stay Incarcerated Until Trial Date is Set
The filing, submitted Oct. 9, argued that Judge Carter’s denial of Combs’ previous appeal for bail was based on “speculation,” and not on evidence that he would actually interfere with his criminal investigation. Combs’ lawyers Alexandra A.E. Shapiro and Jason A. Driscoll further argued that the rapper’s travel to New York to face his criminal charges last month, along with their proposal of monitoring (which includes no access to phones, internet, and even video surveillance when necessary) while outside of custody helped support his release from jail—adding that their client is “presumed innocent.”
“He took extraordinary steps to demonstrate that he intended to face and contest the charges, not flee,” the filing said. “He presented a bail package that would plainly stop him from posing a danger to anyone or contacting any witnesses.”
Despite the appeal, Judge Subramanian stated that Combs will remain in custody during the Oct. 10 hearing.
Per the federal indictment released after his Sept. 16 arrest, obtained by E! News, Combs has been accused of participating in sexual performances, dubbed “Freak Offs” that occurred for hours or even days. During these circumstances, prosecutors alleged the 54-year-old “arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded.”
Combs is also accused of having “distributed a variety of controlled substances, in part to keep the victims obedient and compliant,” according to the filing, as well as using “force, threats of force, and coercion” to get victims to “engage in extended sexual acts with male commercial sex workers.”