NBC News - Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail for a second time this week in his sex trafficking and racketeering case, leaving the rapper-turned-mogul to remain at a New York jail his legal team called "horrific" until the start of his trial. In arguing that Combs shouldn't be freed, federal prosecutors cited alleged witness intimidation as a reason to keep him behind bars.
According to prosecutors, Combs allegedly called or texted Kalenna Harper, one of his protégées, 58 times in four days. The outreach started last week, on the day that another protégée sued Combs. After Harper took to social media to deny that she had witnessed some of the things alleged in the lawsuit, the communication stopped.
It was one of several examples of “witness tampering” and obstruction of justice that prosecutors laid out in arguing that Combs was too dangerous to be released from jail to return home before his trial. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter sided with prosecutors in ruling against Combs, agreeing that there was "no condition" that would assure Combs wouldn't "obstruct justice" if he were released. Carter also cited an "insufficient" bail package offered by Combs' legal team, which had included 24-hour private security. Full story
No comments:
Post a Comment