Sean 'Diddy' Combs won't be released from jail, judge in bail appeal rules
Sex trafficking suspect Sean "Diddy" Combs will not be released on bail, a second judge ruled Wednesday afternoon.
Sex trafficking suspect Sean "Diddy" Combs will not be released on bail, a second judge ruled Wednesday afternoon. His legal team had appealed for his pretrial freedom from "horrific" jail conditions after a judge determined Tuesday that the music mogul should remain detained while awaiting trial.
Combs was arrested Monday night on charges stemming from allegations of years of sexual abuse of women, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury indicted Combs on three felony counts: racketeering, sex trafficking and using transportation to engage in prostitution, court documents showed.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter said Wednesday the bail package the defense offered was "insufficient," agreeing with the government that there was "no condition that would assure" Combs would not "obstruct justice" if he were released.
Combs' legal team also asked the judge whether he would consider a transfer from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to a facility in Essex County, New Jersey. The judge asked the defense to file on the question of location by Monday.
The judge set the case's next status hearing for Oct. 9. The defense would not agree to try the case in October.
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