NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. An indictment says the music mogul “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals.” Later Tuesday, U.
S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky refused to grant Combs bail and ordered him to be jailed pending trial. Combs was arrested late Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities conducting a sex trafficking investigation raided his luxurious homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
Over the past year, Combs has been sued by people who say he subjected them to physical or sexual abuse. He has denied many of those allegations. Here is the Latest: The defense attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs says he will appeal the decision to deny his client bail.
Combs has been indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the music mogul to be held without bail pending his trial. As he left the courtroom, Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said he is not surprised by the outcome and that he is looking forward to a bail hearing soon.
The bail hearing is set for Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. A judge has refused to grant bail to Sean “Diddy” Combs and has ordered him to be sent to jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky announced the decision Tuesday after hearing lengthy arguments from prosecutors and Combs’ law.