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Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs will appear in court today (Wed) to challenge a judge's ruling that denied Combs bail, after he pleaded not guilty in a sex-trafficking case.
A New York federal judge remanded the musician in custody on Tuesday after prosecutors argued he was a "serious flight risk".
Combs, 54, was arrested on Monday evening, accused of running a criminal enterprise from at least 2008 that relied on drugs and violence to force women to "fulfill his sexual desires", according to prosecutors.
A 14-page indictment charges him with racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
If convicted on all three counts, the rapper and record producer faces a sentence of 15 years up to life in prison.
According to court documents, Combs "wielded the power" of his status to "lure female victims... to engage in extended sex acts" called "Freak Offs".
In a news briefing, US prosecutor Damian Williams said officials found firearms, ammunition and more than 1,000 bottles of lubricant during raids on Combs's homes in Miami and Los Angeles, about six months ago.
Sean 'Diddy' combs makes a fresh bid for bail in his sex trafficking and conspiracy case. (2024, September 18). CTVNews. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/sean-diddy-combs-makes-a-fresh-bid-for-bail-in-his-sex-trafficking-and-conspiracy-case-1.7042501