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    • Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks to be released from jail until his trial
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    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks to be released from jail until his trial

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    Sean “Diddy” combs is again renewing his request to be released from jail before his May 2025 criminal trial.

    On Friday, Combs’ legal team submitted another bid to have the hip-hop mogul released from Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center by proposing what they called “an extremely substantial and comprehensive bail package.” Combs’ previous attempts to bail out of jail have been denied by multiple judges.

    According to federal court documents reviewed by USA TODAY, Combs’ attorneys added more conditions to their previous bail proposals to argue that he is not a flight risk. They also denied that he is a danger to society by suggesting that the government’s evidence his alleged crimes (organized crime, sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution) do not carry as much “weight” as they have suggested.

    Combs’ team also argues that his detention “makes trial preparation impossible” due to his irregular access to his attorney and the evidence presented against him.

    Diddy’s lawyers propose $50 million bail, house arrest and no internet access

    Friday’s renewed bail motion is Combs’ fourth attempt to be released before his trial, following two requests around the time he was accused and an appeal filed in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in September.

    This latest proposal, like the previous ones, offers a $50 million bond secured by the value of Combs and his mother’s homes in Florida, the implementation of a 24/7 monitoring service by of approved security personnel, with no Internet or phone access for Combs outside of meetings with attorneys. attorney, a pre-approved visitor list consisting of selected family members and issued passports belonging to the rapper and his family members.

    This latest offer also mentions that Combs is willing to participate in “full home detention” at his $48 million Miami home “or a suitable location in New York.” His family visits would be monitored by his assigned security, and Combs would be subject to “testing for a prohibited substance” as necessary.

    The first time Combs requested bail, federal judge Robyn Tarnofsky he sided with the American lawyers’ argument that Combs posed a risk if he were released to house arrest. The next day, Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr., who has since recused himself from the case, also ruled against Combs, determining that no amount of bail could guarantee that Combs would not tamper with witnesses.

    Last month, federal appeals court judge William J. Nardini denied Combs’ request for immediate release pending court decision about his bail motion. Nardini referred the motion to a three-judge panel within the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

    Lawyers: ‘Impossible’ for Diddy to prepare for trial while incarcerated at Metropolitan Detention Center

    Combs’ team argues that conditions at MDC, where he has been incarcerated since he was arraigned on Sept. 17, are not conducive to adequate preparation to defend himself in court.

    They note that Combs did not have access to a “compatible” laptop that was provided to him a month ago so he could review “a discovery that is critical to his defense and preparation for trial.” His lawyers also claim that the jail’s frequent sweeps and lockdowns prevent him from meeting with them and also from having access to materials such as pens and notebooks.

    “Even assuming Mr. Combs obtains a laptop and counsel can share critical findings with him and visit him at MDC every day, uninterrupted, it will be impossible for Mr. Combs to review this incredible volume of evidence under the conditions “his lawyers wrote.

    Diddy’s lawyers reject government evidence as proof of crimes

    They also claim that the “23.5 terabytes of discovery material,” including video evidence, that Combs’ attorneys have received from prosecutors is not as incriminating as the government has suggested.

    The partially redacted filing appears to reference the government possessing unspecified evidence about Combs and his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who accused him in a November 2023 lawsuit of rape, abuse and sex trafficking. In May, CNN published Hotel surveillance footage from 2016 shows Combs kicking, punching and dragging Cassie.

    The new evidence prosecutors provided to the defense, Combs’ attorneys say, undermines their claims that the footage showed the aftermath of one of Combs’ “freakouts,” or coerced sexual performances. The rapper’s legal team. has previously described images of the assault as evidence of a long-term toxic relationship rather than proof of sex trafficking.

    One of the prosecutors, Emily Johnson, said during Combs’ bond hearing on Sept. 18 that “the events of March 5, 2016 are powerful evidence of trafficking, a recorded example of the defendant’s use of force in connection with with a scandal.”

    Prosecutors have said they interviewed 50 alleged witnesses and victims and obtained “dozens” of videos showing Combs’ alleged frenzy. They also allegedly obtained at least 130 phones, laptops, tablets, iCloud accounts and other devices during their investigation.

    Combs’ attorneys also call for him to be reunited with his loved ones, stating: “Sean Combs and his mother’s seven children love and support him and need his love and support…His youngest son, who is now 2 years, He hasn’t been able to see his father since he was incarcerated and he misses him very much.”

    Diddy loses another gag order request

    On Friday, the judge overseeing Combs’ federal criminal case dealt a blow to his defense by denying your request for a gag order that would prohibit potential witnesses and accusers from making public statements.

    Although the defense sought an order prohibiting “potential witnesses and their attorneys from making extrajudicial statements” that they say “substantially interfere with their right to a fair trial,” Judge Subramanian said the law does not support a request for relief. so wide.

    “The order sought here is incredibly broad, treats potential witnesses identically to their attorneys, and impacts a number of ongoing cases,” he wrote.

    The prosecution responds to the gag order: Diddy’s claim that agents leaked Cassie’s video is ‘baseless’

    Subramanian added: “Not all alleged victims will participate in this case, and a blanket restriction on their expression will silence people who may never have anything to do with the proceedings here. And in any case, less restrictive alternatives should be considered and rejected “. before imposing a restriction on speech.”

    In a previous orderThe judge declined to impose a gag order on government agents, whom Combs’ team has accused of leaking information to the press. Instead, he wrote, both sides are expected to respect existing laws that prohibit lawyers, investigators and government agents from disclosing grand jury proceedings and disclosing non-public information that could interfere with a fair trial.

    If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support to survivors and their loved ones in English and Spanish at : 800.656.HOPE (4673) and Línea Directa.RAINN.org and in Spanish LLUVIA.org/es.

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