In the latest development, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is offering a $ 50 million bail package and intends to use his Florida mansion, which was raided by the FBI; to be released from Brooklyn jail where he has been for eight weeks on criminal sex trafficking charges.
After multiple bails were denied to him since he may have attempted to tamper with the witnesses, Diddy proposed this. His team faced a setback on Friday (Nov 8) when a judge denied their request to stop witnesses from appearing in this case, citing the importance of free speech rights for the alleged victims.
A $50 million bail proposal
Diddy is trying again to get out of jail before his trial next year. He’s accused of several serious crimes, including sex trafficking, running illegal business operations, and sexual assault. According to USA Today, this time, he’s offering the same $50 million bail as before, but with some new details to support his case. The money would be guaranteed by the value of two houses in Florida – one belonging to him and one to his mother. This isn’t his first attempt to get bail – he’s tried before and been denied.
In the latest filed federal court documents, Diddy’s attorneys have some added conditions to counter claims that he is a flight risk, “insisting that he poses no danger to society.” They argue that the charges are weak and are not as substantial as they have been portrayed so far.
New evidence
Diddy’s defence team has presented new evidence that they believe undermines the prosecution’s case. Specifically, they challenge the government’s interpretation of a 2016 video showing him striking his ex-girlfriend, arguing that it wasn’t connected to any coerced “freak off” incident. The defence maintains that this video clip merely captures one moment within a long-term consensual relationship between the two parties.
The defence also contends that the prison conditions Diddy faces are violating his constitutional rights, specifically by hampering his ability to work with his lawyers on his defence case.