Sean “Diddy” Combs plans to appeal a Manhattan judge’s decision to keep the disgraced hip hop mogul held without bail ahead of trial on disturbing sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Combs, 54, filed a notice of appeal in the Southern District of New York on Monday, the first step in an effort to get himself out of the slammer, according to court documents.
It is unclear when an official appeal will actually be filed, or when a hearing will take place.
Combs was arrested in a Manhattan hotel on September 16, and is being held in Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center – which houses sex offenders R. People like Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell and crypto-currency swindler Sam Bankman-Fried have been hired.
As a “preventive measure,” Combs was placed on suicide watch — but his legal team has He insisted he was in good mental condition And preparing her case.
“His resolve is strong, he’s engaged, he’s focused on his defense,” attorney Mark Agnifilo previously told TMZ.
Combs has hired two lawyers to join with Agnifilo in his defense: Anthony Rico, who successfully represented an NYPD officer accused of murdering an unarmed man; and Alexandra Shapiro, who is working on her own appeal of Bankman-Fried.
Prosecutors argued that Combs was a “serial abuser and persistent obstructive” during his first bail hearing, and recounted a 2016 incident where he confronted hotel security to cover up his violent attack on then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Had tried to bribe.
Manhattan federal magistrate Judge Robin Tarnofsky agreed with prosecutors, and sent Combs to prison.
Combs is accused of orchestrating disturbing orgies, which he called “freak offs”, in which women were lured into his classroom, drugged and held marathon sex sessions lasting several days with male prostitutes. I was forced.
According to the federal complaint, drugs were used to “keep the victims submissive and obedient” while Combs allegedly filmed the sessions and masturbated in front of them.
The operation reportedly used Combs’ employees who helped organize travel for participants, book hotel rooms where “freak offs” were held, and bring in supplies of lube, medications, and extra sheets. Helped.
The embattled hip hop star was also charged with conspiracy, fraud and coercion and transportation for the purposes of prostitution, each of which he pleaded not guilty to.
His next court appearance is scheduled for October 9.
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