Sean “Diddy” Combs can neglect about getting out of the infamous Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn, the place he’s been since his September arrest on intercourse trafficking and RICO costs.

Choose Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ staff’s movement for launch on Wednesday (November 27). His choice adopted a two-hour courtroom listening to on Friday (November 22).

“The Court docket finds that the federal government has proven by clear and convincing proof that no situation or mixture of circumstances will moderately guarantee the protection of the group,” the choose wrote in a five-page order.

Prosecutors maintained the 8-year-old video of Combs assaulting Cassie Ventura the Intercontinental Resort in Los Angeles was proof of intercourse trafficking.

Nevertheless, the disgraced mogul’s attorneys claimed the federal government submitted an altered video that omitted essential scenes and introduced occasions materially out of order.

“He admitted to it and apologized for it. This passed off in the course of a freak-off. The US has proof a male business intercourse employee was within the resort room at the moment,” prosecutors informed the choose.

Prosecutors additionally accused Combs of utilizing different inmates’ telephone entry, utilizing a “non-authorized third-party messaging service” to speak with a number of folks and utilizing his kids for a “social media marketing campaign” for his latest birthday.

Combs’ attorneys admitted to utilizing the PACs however mentioned he had no selection because of the dire circumstances at MDC. In addition they argued the Feds didn’t show their claims of witness tampering. His attorneys insisted any contact with witnesses was harmless and constant together with his proper to take part in his protection by growing potential protection witnesses. 

“A few of these recordings present that he’s telling folks, simply inform the reality, speak with my lawyer,” Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo informed the choose.

Comb’ attorneys additionally pointed to the case of Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries and the truth that he was launched on a $10 million bond. Jeffries was charged in a 16-count indictment accusing him of intercourse trafficking and interesting in interstate prostitution. He was additionally charged with utilizing pressure, fraud and coercion to visitors males whereas working a prostitution enterprise.

“The fees within the Jeffries, Abercrombie case are worse than right here,” Combs’ lawyer Alexandra A.E. Shapiro informed the choose. “They allege a global intercourse trafficking enterprise. They had been raped and compelled to interact in a### intercourse.”

Prosecutors famous the similarities however identified key variations: Jeffries’ obstruction stopped in 2015, whereas Diddy’s conduct prolonged to 2024.In addition they identified that Jeffries had no legal file, whereas Combs’ stretched again over 20 years.

Choose Subramanian finally sided with prosecutors and despatched Combs again to his jail cell at MDC.

Combs initially proposed a sturdy $50 million bail bundle. He supplied to stay at house alone in Florida with a 24/7 safety staff that may monitor a pre-approved visitor record.

Prosecutors shot down the safety staff as a result of the safety staff and an investigator “has been out contacting witnesses. Basically, they work for him. This is able to be the defendant shopping for his approach out.”

Combs additionally mentioned he would surrender entry to his cell phone and web and, within the phrases of his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, “do nothing however put together for his trial.”

Nevertheless, Choose Subramanian upheld earlier rulings that said, “there is no such thing as a situation or mixture of circumstances to make sure he is not going to impede justice or tamper with witnesses.”

Combs is charged with racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking by pressure, fraud or coercion and transportation to interact in prostitution.

He pleaded not responsible to all costs. His trial is scheduled to start in Might 2025.