Diddy's struggle to get out of jail has come to an abrupt finish… as after arriving in court docket at the moment to enchantment the choose's ruling that he mustn’t have been launched on bail, he's headed again to the detention heart.
The rap mogul arrived at a federal courthouse in New York Metropolis on Wednesday, the place his sons, Christian and Justin, got here to assist their father. Finally, nonetheless, the choose within the case determined to not grant Diddy bail.
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U.S. District Choose Andrew Carter mentioned after listening to arguments from attorneys that he was denying the request as a result of “the federal government has confirmed that the defendant is a hazard. The bail bundle is inadequate, even given the chance of flight.”
Assistant U.S. Lawyer Emily Johnson referred to as the “Freak Offs” — intercourse events Diddy allegedly hosted. She alleged he filmed individuals having intercourse with male escorts, partly to make use of as blackmail.
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Johnson says these victims allege he drugged them after which used the tapes he made to extort them. Diddy has flatly denied these claims.
She says one such incident occurred on March 5, 2016, when Diddy allegedly tried to pressure a lady to have intercourse with an escort. Diddy then allegedly chased the girl whereas she was carrying solely a towel, an obvious reference to lodge surveillance footage that exhibits Diddy hitting Cassie.
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The prosecutor mentioned this alleged incident with Cassie proves Diddy can't be taken at his phrase … and he promised that the half-dozen intercourse employees allegedly concerned within the case are simply the “tip of the iceberg.”
Johnson additionally alleges {that a} collection of reprisals happened, claiming that victims' heads have been smashed towards automobile home windows to pressure them to conform.
AUSA Johnson additionally cites the prosecution's curiosity within the weapons, which allegedly had their serial numbers eliminated, saying the problem just isn’t security however “hazard.” She argues that Diddy shouldn’t be launched on bail as a result of he allegedly contacted individuals concerned within the case, together with singer Kalenna Harper, some 128 instances.
Diddy's legal professional, Marc Agnifilo, then introduced his rebuttal… laying out the proposed plan primarily based on the authorized paperwork they filed earlier at the moment.
As we informed you… the star, who’s at present incarcerated at MDC Brooklyn, the previous dwelling of a number of infamous stars, filed a written request for bail early at the moment… wherein he proposes to return to his dwelling in Miami, on the situation that he imposes strict restrictions on the people who find themselves allowed to go to him.
He says his safety staff, Sage Intelligence, turned over customer logs to the federal government each night time to point out precisely who he was contacting. He particularly supplied to limit feminine guests, aside from members of the family or the moms of his kids.
Diddy additionally promised to not contact any identified members of the grand jury. In reality, his legal professionals say he gained't actually have a mobile phone, so he wouldn't have the ability to attain anybody.
As for the quantity he supplied, Diddy caught to his $50 million bail, which he had secured for his Miami dwelling and his mom's home.
His legal professionals argued that Diddy voluntarily surrendered his passport, that his members of the family surrendered their passports, and that he supplied a letter of intent to promote his airplane. So Diddy has no intention of fleeing the court docket, they argued.
As for workers, Agnifilo says all of them handle his funds in California … so nobody goes out and in of the home. As for the video of Diddy hitting Cassie, Agnifilo mentioned Diddy had a historical past of drug dependancy, which contributed to the incident.
Agnifilo additionally named Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the time … saying he engaged in related habits as Diddy and was not prosecuted. Cuomo has been accused of sexual harassment by a few dozen girls.
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Prosecutors have outlined their case for holding Diddy in jail with out bail … saying they concern he would intimidate witnesses and additional hinder the case if launched on bail. Prosecutors additionally fear that Diddy is a flight danger due to his huge monetary sources.
Finally, Choose Robyn F. Tarnofsky initially denied bail for Diddy… and now Carter has achieved the identical.