U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter denied bail for Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday, citing the rapper's history of intimidation and his potential to tamper with witnesses in a racketeering case that alleges sex trafficking, arson, and coercion.
U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter said Wednesday that the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence that there is no condition or set of conditions” that will ensure the safety of the community and that the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses, as prosecutors suggested was a possibility.
Johnson seized on a text message from a woman who said Combs dragged her down a hallway by her hair. According to Johnson, the woman told the rapper: “I’m not a rag doll, I’m someone’s child.” The jail, which has around 1,200 inmates, is the subject of frequent complaints from lawyers and some judges that it is overcrowded, violent and neglected.
Many of the accusations in the indictment parallel allegations contained in a November lawsuit filed by Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura. The suit was settled the following day, but its allegations have followed Combs since.
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