Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs calls for release while awaiting sex trafficking trial – Boston News, Weather, Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs appeals federal judge’s decision to keep him in jail while awaiting trial sex trafficking accusations.

Lawyers for the hip-hop mogul filed an appeal Monday with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after previously saying they would ask the appeals court to overturn Judge Andrew L. Carter’s decision and release him.

Combs, 54, has been locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since Sept. 17, when he pleaded not guilty. blames him used his “power and prestige” trigger female victims It turned into drugged, carefully produced sexual performances with male sex workers in events called “Freak Frenzy”.

Carter rejected a plea offer that would have allowed the “I’ll Miss You” singer to be placed under house arrest at her Florida mansion, with GPS monitoring and strict limits on visitors.

The judge said the plan, which included a $50 million bail offer, was “insufficient” to ensure the safety of the community and the integrity of Combs’ case. Carter said “no condition or set of conditions” on Combs’ release could protect him from the risk of threatening or harming witnesses.

Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, had recommended that he be released from the Brooklyn jail. grappling with widespread violence and horrific conditions, To one in Essex County, New Jersey. He later gave up this idea.

Combs is expected back in court for a status conference on October 9.