Decide Arun Subramanian has denied bail for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after he was cleared of probably the most critical expenses of ‘intercourse trafficking’ and ‘racketeering’, however discovered responsible of two counts of ‘Transportation for Prostitution’.
Now, the rapper must await sentencing in jail as he has been since he was arrested in September 2024.
Decide Subramanian stated that the defendant needed to present that ‘he isn’t a hazard to the group’, however the court docket discovered that ‘he couldn’t meet that burden’.
Previous to trial, he was denied bail, and the Decide stated that he sees no cause to reverse that, reminding that the protection overtly conceded the defendant’s violence.
The Decide set the sentencing for October 3, however says he’s prepared to expedite it.
Diddy’s group had requested bail 4 occasions earlier than the trial, between September and November 2024 – all denied by Subramanian, citing compelling proof of Combs’ ‘propensity for violence’ and ‘threat of obstruction’.
Earlier within the day, as quickly because the jury foreman learn the decision for the high-profile trial of rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, amongst a celebration by his group, head lawyer Marc Agnifilo requested for Diddy to be launched on a $1 million bail pending sentencing.
“Combs’ Agnifilo: He ought to be launched. He’s now not charged with intercourse trafficking or racketeering. His airplane has been chartered – it’s in Maui. He doesn’t have entry to his airplane. That is his first conviction, and it’s a prostitution offense. He ought to be launched. His household is right here and will signal a bond. He ought to be launched at present, to return and stay at Two Star Island.”
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The prosecution opposed granting Diddy bail. AUSA Maureen Comey argued that ‘a particular person discovered responsible shall be detained till the judicial officer finds he isn’t more likely to flee or be a hazard [to the society]’.
Comey additionally argued that the sentencing tips name for a four-to-five-year sentence.
She added that even whereas confronted with this case, ‘he assaulted ´Jane´’, and whereas making ready to give up, he nonetheless had medication in his lodge room.
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— Interior Metropolis Press (@innercitypress) July 2, 2025
Doug Wignor, Cassie Ventura’s lawyer, has additionally despatched a letter to the court docket opposing bail, as they consider that Diddy is ‘more likely to pose a hazard’ to Cassie and the opposite witnesses, ‘in addition to to the group’.
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