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Sean “Diddy” Combs used to be denied bail for a 2nd age in his sex trafficking case in Untouched York Town. A federal pass judgement on determined Wednesday that Combs will have to proceed to be held with out bail following an attraction from his felony workforce.

U.S. District Pass judgement on Andrew Carter Jr. mentioned prosecutors confirmed right through Wednesday afternoon’s bail listening to “clear and convincing evidence that there is no condition or set of conditions” to word the population’s protection or cancel Combs from doubtlessly tampering with observers if he have been excused.

Marc Agnifilo, an lawyer for Combs, informed newshounds then Wednesday’s listening to that he’ll struggle to get the case to trial as briefly as imaginable.

“I understand that the government has a great amount of electronic devices that they have to download and provide to me, but everything’s on the government’s timetable, nothing’s on the defendant’s timetable, and they’re going to have to accommodate me and him and give us a quick trial,” Agnifilo mentioned.

U.S. Legal professional Damian Williams, of the Southern District of Untouched York, informed newshounds Tuesday that federal brokers previous this day seized gadgets from Combs’ houses containing pictures and movies of his alleged abuse of ladies.

On Tuesday, U.S. Justice of the Peace Pass judgement on Robyn Tarnofsky yes with prosecutors and denied the hip-hop multi-millionaire bail when he seemed in federal court docket then he used to be charged in an indictment with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Combs pleaded now not accountable to the fees right through the similar listening to in a decrease Big apple court docket.

Combs is being held at a detention heart around the East River from Big apple in Brooklyn, Untouched York, consistent with on-line information from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Agnifilo informed CBS Information correspondent Jericka Duncan sooner than Wednesday’s listening to that the a part of the detention heart the place Combs is being held is “a very difficult place to be.”

“It’s impossible to prepare for a trial from where he is,” Agnifilo mentioned.

Prosecutors argued in a letter to Tarnofsky that Combs is a flying chance and “poses an ongoing threat to the safety of the community.”

Agnifilo denied the allegations in opposition to his shopper and vowed to struggle for his drop.

“We’re going to fight this case with everything we have, as is he, and eventually, he’s going to be shown to be innocent,” Agnifilo informed newshounds then Tuesday’s listening to.

Prosecutors accused Combs of the usage of his industry empire as a prison undertaking to hide his alleged abuse of ladies at occasions Combs known as “Freak Offs.”

“The ‘Freak Offs’ sometimes lasted days at a time, involved multiple commercial sex workers and often involved a variety of narcotics, such as ketamine, ecstasy and GHB, which Combs distributed to the victims to keep them obedient and compliant,” Williams informed newshounds Tuesday.

The fees come months then federal government raided Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March and located 3 defaced AR-15s and a large-capacity drum book, Williams mentioned. Prosecutors accused Combs of the usage of weapons to intimidate and threaten sufferers and observers.

The indictment unsealed Tuesday refers to an incident stuck on resort safety cameras in 2016. CNN aired the photos previous this day, which seems to show Combs attacking the singer Cassie, his former female friend, in a Los Angeles resort hallway. In Might, Combs apologized for the incident, pronouncing his habits used to be “inexcusable” and that he took “full responsibility” for his movements.

In November, Cassie, whose felony title is Casandra Ventura, filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of rape and abuse right through their courting; he denied the accusations. They reached a settlement refer to generation.  

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