On Wednesday, the New York judge overseeing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial ruled that Combs would not be released on bail while awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
The decision to keep the fallen hip-hop mogul locked up in a Brooklyn federal prison comes after a surprise split verdict announced Wednesday that saw the rapper and mogul convicted of the lesser two of five charges in a federal indictment that brought one of the most sensational trials in years to a lower Manhattan courthouse.
After the verdict was read on Wednesday, Combs’ lead defense attorney told the court Combs should be freed today, given that her was no longer under indictment for the major crimes the government said he committed. Prosecutors cried foul on this, arguing he was a flight risk and meddler, even while in the Brooklyn lockup he’s called home for about a year. Both sides were instructed to write letters to the judge making their case for bail of incarceration by 1 p.m. today. Prosecutors also stated that they would pursue an aggressive sentencing that could put Combs away for two decades.
More to come.