Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs has launched his third bid to get out of jail as his defense claims he is innocent and sexual encounters were ‘all consensual’.
The embattled rapper’s legal team have filed new documents, obtained by DailyMail.com, arguing the music mogul is ‘not a threat to the community’ as he sits behind bars on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Combs has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to the criminal allegations.
At a prior hearing, a NY federal judge denied his bail because Diddy allegedly tried to contact witnesses.
In the appeal filed today, Diddy’s attorneys said he reached out to a potential witness with the approval of that witnesses’ attorney.
Combs is currently being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center pending trial after two of his bail requests were rejected
Combs faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and interstate transportation for prostitution
Diddy’s attorneys also claimed several witnesses actually called Diddy, and not the other way around.
The appeal mentions an unnamed victim but based on the details, the victim mentioned is Cassie because it talks about the video that was leaked shortly after she settled the case.
Diddy’s legal team said in the bail application their client is not a flight risk, despite what prosecutors have said.
He also agreed not to contact anymore witnesses and to submit weekly drug tests.
In the appeal, Diddy’s team argued the case has been ‘sensationalized’.
They also claimed that Diddy has proved he is keen to comply by surrendering his passport, selling his private jet and offering up his $48 million home to secure bail.
Several lawsuits have been filed against Combs including sexual assault allegations
The USAO will have time to respond to Diddy’s appeal but will most likely not be heard in court this week.
Combs, 54, has been locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since pleading not guilty September 17 to federal charges that he used his ‘power and prestige’ to induce female victims into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with male sex workers in events dubbed ‘Freak Offs.’
Other alleged victims have already filed lawsuits against Combs that include allegations of sexual assault.
An attorney says he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against the hip-hop mogul.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month, with most expected to be filed in New York and Los Angeles.
An attorney said they are representing 120 people accusing Diddy of sexual misconduct
Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. One individual alleged he was 9 years old when he was abused, Buzbee said. The allegations cover a period from 1991 to this year.
‘This type of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation should never happen in the United States or anywhere else. This should have never been allowed to go on for so long. This conduct has created a mass of individuals who are injured, scared and scarred,’ Buzbee said at a news conference.
Following the announcement of the accusations in Texas, Erica Wolff, an attorney for Combs, said the performer ‘cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus.
‘That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors,’ Wolff said in a statement. ‘He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.’
Buzbee said more than 3,280 individuals contacted his firm and alleged they were victimized by Combs and that after vetting the allegations, his firm decided to represent 120 people. Other cases are still being reviewed. He said some of his clients have spoken with the FBI.
This is a developing story.