Sean 'Diddy' Combs Denied Bail In Sex Trafficking Case

NEW YORK CITY — Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been denied bail following an appeal hearing in a Manhattan court Wednesday afternoon.

Combs and his lawyers were seeking house arrest as he awaits his trial, instead he will remain in a federal lookup in Brooklyn.

"I find that the government have proven the defendant is a danger." District Court Judge Andrew Carter said in his decision.

Carter added that the bail package is insufficient even on the risk of flight.

Combs’ lawyers had offered a $50 million bail package, which included using the music mogul's mansion as collateral, before a magistrate judge scheduled the appeal hearing.

Prosecutors argued Combs needed to be held in jail while they continue the investigation.

Defense lawyers said that they would use a private intelligence company to monitor Combs 24/7.

"He is going to fight this to the end — he's innocent," Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said to reporters outside the Manhattan courthouse before the hearing. "He came to New York to establish his innocence — he is not afraid of the charges."

Combs is facing racketeering and sex trafficking charges following his arrest Monday night in Manhattan, Patch previously reported.

Prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Tuesday, alleging Combs created "a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in" various crimes, such as "sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice."

In addition, Combs used his businesses and employees to carry out, facilitate, and cover up his abuse and commercial sex, according to prosecutors. The employees remained 'loyal' through acts of violence and threats, prosecutors said.

He is also accused of threatening and forcing victims to perform sex acts that he would record called "freak offs", according to the indictment.

Combs would assault women by striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at and kicking them, prosecutors said.

From 2008 to the present, Combs abused, threatened and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct, Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a press conference.

"A year ago, Sean Combs stood in Times Square and was handed a key to New York City. "Today, he's been indicted and will face justice in the Southern District of New York."

"We are not done," Williams added. "This investigation is ongoing, and I encourage anyone with information about this case to come forward and to do it quickly."