Judge denies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ request for bail after acquittal on most serious charges
The New York judge overseeing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial has ruled that Combs would not be released on bail while awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
The hip-hop mogul will remain locked up in a Brooklyn federal prison after he was convicted of the lesser two of five charges in a federal indictment.
After the verdict was read on Wednesday, Combs’ lead defense attorney told the court Combs should be freed today, given that he was no longer under indictment for the major crimes the government said he committed.
Prosecutors cried foul on this, arguing he was a flight risk and meddler, even while in the Brooklyn lockup he’s called home for about a year.
The prosecutors also stated that they would pursue an aggressive sentencing that could put Combs away for two decades.
Judge Subramanian cited Combs’ history of violence as a main reason for denying him bail.
As prosecutors undoubtedly showed during his trial, he has a decades-long propensity for violence, particularly toward women, and it takes place in private.
The video footage of him beating Cassie Ventura, which was shown at least a dozen times in court, certainly displays this, and Combs subjected his girlfriend “Jane” to a violent attack as recently as 2024, the court heard over the past few weeks. When this occurred, Combs had already been indicted and had his homes raided by authorities.
