Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' bail bid denied, judge says he must stay in jail until sentencing
Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest. He faced federal charges of coercing girlfriends into having drug-fuelled sex marathons with male sex workers while he watched and filmed them.
He was acquitted last month of the top charges – racketeering and sex trafficking – while being convicted of two counts of a prostitution-related offence.
In denying Combs' US$50 million bond proposal, Judge Arun Subramanian said the musician had not proven that he did not pose a flight risk or danger, nor shown an 'exceptional circumstance' that would justify his release after a conviction that otherwise requires detention.
Combs' arguments 'might have traction in a case that didn't involve evidence of violence, coercion or subjugation in connection with the acts of prostitution at issue, but the record here contains evidence of all three', the judge wrote.
Prosecutors declined to comment on the ruling. Messages seeking comment were sent to Combs' lawyers.
The conviction carries the potential for up to 10 years in prison. But there are complicated federal guidelines for calculating sentences in any given case and prosecutors and Combs' lawyers disagree substantially on how the guidelines come out for his case.
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