OAN Staff Blake Wolf
5:57 PM – Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Disgraced producer, rapper and executive Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to prison for the fourth time after a New York federal judge deemed Combs to be a danger to the community “by clear and convincing evidence.” Bail was denied.
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Combs is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.
Combs is said to have engaged in “freak offs” in which he coerced and manipulated women into having sex with male prostitutes through violence, drugs, and threats.
Combs also allegedly monitored the behavior, masturbated and recorded his environment. By doing so, they could be used as collateral against potential whistleblowers or used to blackmail them, as was the case with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Combs' lawyers sought to have him released on $50 million bail, requesting home confinement in a large Upper East Side apartment and 24/7 private security from a third party. Combs' defense argued that the conditions of his client's proposed house arrest would be “far more severe” than those he would face in prison.
Alexandra Shapiro, an attorney representing Combs, argued that there is “no valid legal basis to continue forcing Mr. Combs to prepare for trial from prison.”
Federal prosecutors then argued that Combs should not be granted bail, noting that he was attempting to contact potential witnesses in a Brooklyn jail where he is currently being held.
Judge Arun Subramanian found that the prosecution's argument was justified, stating that “there is evidence that there is a serious risk of witness tampering,'' including phone calls and email exchanges with witnesses.
The judge also questioned Combs' “propensity for violence” and showed footage from a 2016 video of Combs assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Kathy Ventura.
Although the defense argued that the video footage had been edited, Judge Subramanian nevertheless argued that “violence is clearly present in the version of the footage presented by Combs.”
“The court finds that the government has shown by clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions provides a reasonable guarantee of community safety,” Judge Subramanian wrote in his ruling. Ta.
“Given the nature of the allegations in this case and the information provided by the government, the court questions whether Combs and any terms of reliance on individuals in his employment (such as private security personnel) are sufficient to comply with those terms. '' said the judge. Subramanian continued.
Combs' bail denial came the day before Thanksgiving.
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