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Diddy to Appeal Bail Ruling, Seeking Release from Jail Before Sex Abuse Trial


Diddy appealed a bail ruling and is seekng release from jail in his sex abuse case as he awaits trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs have formally launched an appeal of a judge’s ruling denying him bail, marking their latest effort to get him released from jail as he awaits trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. “For decades, Sean Combs … abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct,” prosecutors wrote in the indictment. Though Combs’ legal team had offered to pay a $50 million bond and submit to strict monitoring, the judge was swayed by arguments from prosecutors that he might still flee or might obstruct the government’s case by pressuring witnesses.

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