Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs appeals for launch whereas he awaits intercourse trafficking trial

The hip-hop mogul’s attorneys filed a discover of enchantment Monday within the 2nd U.S. Circuit Courtroom of Appeals after beforehand saying they might ask the appeals court docket to overturn Choose Andrew L. Carter’s ruling and launch him.

Combs, 54, has been locked up on the Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn since pleaded not responsible Sept. 17 to prices that he used his “energy and status” to induce feminine victims into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with male intercourse staff in occasions dubbed “Freak Offs.”

Carter rejected a protection proposal that might’ve allowed the “I’ll Be Lacking You” singer to be positioned beneath home arrest at his Florida mansion with GPS monitoring and strict limits on guests.

The choose mentioned the plan, which included a $50 million bail provide, was “inadequate” to make sure the security of the group and the integrity of Combs’ case. Carter mentioned that “no situation or set of situations” for Combs’ launch may guard towards the danger of him threatening or harming witnesses.

Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, had recommended shifting him from the Brooklyn jail, which has been affected by rampant violence and horrific situations, to at least one in Essex County, New Jersey. He later deserted that concept.

Combs is due again in court docket for a standing convention on Oct. 9.

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