{"id":2342617,"date":"2024-09-17T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-bail-for-rapper-diddy-as-sex-trafficking-case-heats-up\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T21:54:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T01:54:36","slug":"judge-denies-bail-for-rapper-diddy-as-sex-trafficking-case-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-bail-for-rapper-diddy-as-sex-trafficking-case-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Denies Bail for Rapper &#8216;Diddy&#8217; as Sex Trafficking Case Heats Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-denies-bail-for-rapper-diddy-as-sex-trafficking-case-heats-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sean \u2064&#8221;Diddy&#8221; Combs has been denied \u2062bail\u2063 following his arrest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-now-accusing-prison-guard-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Now Accusing Prison Guard Of Abuse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyers-for-woman-on-death-row-request-president-trump-grant-clemency-a-week-before-execution\/\" title=\"Lawyers for woman on death row request President Trump grant clemency a week before execution\">sex trafficking<\/a> charges<\/a>. Prosecutors allege that Combs was involved in \u2064activities where \u2062women were\u200c coerced \u2064into sexual acts, often against their will, with \u200dmale prostitutes in events referred to as &#8220;Freak \u2062Offs.&#8221; Federal prosecutor \u2063Emily Johnson \u2063labeled him an &#8220;extreme \u2064danger to the community&#8221; and claimed he has\u200c a history of exerting pressure on\u200c witnesses. Combs&#8217; lawyer \u200cdefended him by stating the acts in \u2064the indictment were consensual. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams emphasized\u200b the\u2063 commitment to prosecuting sex trafficking, regardless of the accused&#8217;s status or wealth. A judge ruled against bail, indicating the serious nature of the charges, as Combs awaits trial\u2063 in custody. His attorney plans to appeal the bail decision, asserting \u200dCombs will fight\u2062 the\u2062 charges and maintain \u2063his \u200dinnocence. A future \u2062bail\u200d hearing is scheduled.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rap mogul Sean &ldquo;Diddy&rdquo; Combs was denied bail Tuesday, one day after he was arrested on sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-rap-star-sean-diddy-combs-arrested-sex-trafficking-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegations against Combs<\/a> claim that women were forced into what were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">called &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Freak Offs&rdquo; in which they had sex, often against their will, with male prostitutes, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/17\/us-news\/sean-diddy-combs-to-be-held-without-bail-in-sex-trafficking-case-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutor Emily Johnson called Combs an &ldquo;extreme danger to the community&rdquo; and a &ldquo;serial abuser&rdquo; who has tried to obstruct charges against him by putting pressure on witnesses to lie on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rapper-diddy-apologizes-brutally-violent-video-abusing-ex-girlfriend-comes-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Combs<\/a> &ldquo;has an ongoing ability to keep witnesses &hellip; in his pocket and at his disposal,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Agnifilo, the lawyer for Combs, said Combs came to New York City with a plan &nbsp;to &ldquo;turn himself in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Agnifilo said the sex acts listed in the indictment against Combs were simply acts involving consenting adults.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the prosecution takes this case seriously, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/diddy-denied-bail-after-pleading-not-guilty-sex-trafficking-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now I want to be clear about two things. First, this office is determined to investigate and prosecute anyone who engages in sex trafficking, no matter how powerful or wealthy or famous you may be. No one should doubt our commitment on that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Second, we are not done. This investigation is ongoing, and I encourage anyone with information about this case to come forward and to do it quickly,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In rejecting bail, federal Judge Robyn Tarnofsky said that &ldquo;this is a crime that happens behind closed doors, even when&nbsp;pretrial services is monitoring,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/entertainment\/live-news\/sean-diddy-combs-arrested-nyc-09-17-2024\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Agnifilo said he will appeal the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Combs&rsquo;s attorneys had offered to put up $50 million as a bond, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/17\/arts\/music\/sean-combs-diddy-indicted.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Bail has been DENIED for Sean &ldquo;Diddy&rdquo; Combs while he awaits trial on s*x traff*cking charges<\/p>\n<p>He will now be transferred into the custody of the SAME NYC JAILERS who were in charge of Jeffrey Epstein when he &ldquo;died.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Will Diddy even make it to trial? &#128563; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WPTMj7gZUk\">pic.twitter.com\/WPTMj7gZUk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1836149171478532518?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/sean-diddy-combs-arrest-live-updates-rcna171438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>, a hearing on bail will be held Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Combs is charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-reported-sex-trafficking-related-bidens-border-crisis-govt-cut-off-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sex trafficking<\/a>, racketeering conspiracy and prostitution transportation.<\/p>\n<p class>&ldquo;Mr. Combs is a fighter. He&rsquo;s going to fight this to the end. He&rsquo;s innocent. He came to New York to establish his innocence,&rdquo; Agnifilo said.<\/p>\n<p class>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s not afraid. He&rsquo;s not afraid of the charges,&rdquo; Agnifilo said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing that the government said in their presentation today that changes anyone&rsquo;s mind about anything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The accusations suggest that women were coerced into participating in events referred to as \u201cFreak Offs,\u201d where they engaged in sexual acts, frequently against their consent, with male prostitutes, as reported by the New York Post. Federal prosecutor Emily Johnson described Combs as an \u201cextreme danger to the community\u201d and a \u201cserial abuser,\u201d alleging that he has attempted to hinder the legal process by pressuring witnesses to provide false testimony for him. Johnson stated that Combs has a persistent ability to manipulate witnesses for his benefit. Combs\u2019 attorney, Marc Agnifilo, claimed that he came to New York City intending to surrender.<\/p>\n<p>Agnifilo argued that the sexual activities mentioned in the indictment involved consenting adults. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams emphasized the seriousness of this case and affirmed their commitment to prosecuting anyone involved in sex trafficking regardless of their status or fame. He also noted that the investigation is ongoing and encouraged anyone with relevant information to come forward promptly.<\/p>\n<p>In denying bail, federal Judge Robyn Tarnofsky remarked that such crimes often occur behind closed doors even under monitoring by pretrial services, according to CNN. Agnifilo announced plans to appeal this decision; Combs&#8217; legal team had proposed a $50 million bond as part of their bail request.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, there will be another hearing regarding bail on Wednesday. Combs faces charges including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation for prostitution. Agnifilo asserted that &#8220;Mr. Combs is a fighter&#8221; who intends to prove his innocence and is unafraid of facing these allegations; he believes nothing presented by the government would alter public perception regarding this case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diddy-Trial.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41103,41102,33211,18751],"class_list":["post-2342617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bail-denial","tag-diddy","tag-legal-news","tag-sex-trafficking"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diddy-Trial.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}