Diddy’s Prosecutors Cited Allegations of ‘Witness Tampering’ and ‘Threatening’ Staff as Reasons for Refusing Bail

Prosecutors in the ongoing case against him Sean “Diddy” Combs It cites allegations that he “tampered the witness behind bars”, “threatened” him and punched his personal staff and more as reasons why he was denied bail.

In court documents obtained on Tuesday, November 25 Us WeeklyUS Attorney Damian Williams and legal team respond to Diddy’s latest release request $50 million bail while waiting for the hearing on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

“A holistic look at his continued obstructive and violent behavior makes clear that there is no way to rebut the applicable presumption of detention in this case,” the attorneys wrote in a letter to the U.S. District Judge. Arun SubramanianHe is expected to make a bail decision in the coming days.

They continued: “The bail package offered by the defendant does not come close to ensuring the safety of the community, including the defendant’s ongoing efforts to obstruct this case, and does not adequately protect against the risk of flight. For all these reasons, the defendant’s renewed bail request should be rejected.”

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The prosecution stated that Diddy’s “obstructive actions” demonstrated a “persistent, brazen effort to improperly interfere with this criminal case.” They cited examples of his alleged misconduct, including the use of “multiple unauthorized means of communication” while in pretrial detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center, known as MDC, in Brooklyn. As recently as Monday, November 24, Diddy allegedly used another inmate’s ContactMeASAP account to contact a family member.

Prosecutors alleged that “while at MDC, the defendant instructed family members and third parties to contact multiple potential victims and witnesses,” noting that the second group “included former romantic partners and former employees, many of whom experienced or witnessed this incident.” “The defendant commits serious violence.”

They alleged that Diddy, 55, often used “cryptic language” in his illicit messages and “organized a social media campaign around his birthday (November 4) in an attempt to influence the jury in this criminal case.” In the multiple calls to the birthday post (all of which occurred on unauthorized communication channels), the defendant meticulously planned the post. The video, which showed the defendant’s six children singing happy birthday to the defendant while he was on the phone, was initially published on the defendant’s children’s pages, but the defendant was not satisfied it would reach the right demographic.”

According to prosecutors, Diddy “told a family member that he was following ‘analysis'” and instructed a family member to post the video on his personal account, “for the obvious reason that he wanted to further taint the jury pool.”

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They argued that Diddy’s “intent could not have been clearer: he clearly wanted to interfere with the jury pool in this case through a targeted, public social media post and caused family members to make that post,” thus violating a court rule barring that lawsuit. He was not allowed to make statements regarding the “character or reputation” of a defendant.

The prosecution also touched on Diddy’s alleged reaction after a victim filed a civil lawsuit against him in 2023, claiming his “participation in Freak Offs was not consensual.” Diddy then allegedly “made numerous efforts to interfere with victims and witnesses by feeding these individuals false narratives about his criminal conduct.” Prosecutors alleged he used “former and current ‘security’ personnel” to harass a former employee who witnessed him mistreating the victim. Diddy, meanwhile, allegedly recorded two phone calls with a different victim in an attempt to “feed (the victim) a false narrative about their participation in Freak Offs, namely that they consented.”

In another example of obstruction, prosecutors noted that Diddy “apparently deleted messages between himself and key witnesses, including a commercial male sex worker who participated in Freak Offs, and received grand jury subpoenas during Diddy’s investigation.”

They also claimed that Diddy’s dangerous behavior should have prevented him from being released from prison.

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“Over the years, the defendant’s physical and sexual abuse took many forms, often in the context of long-term romantic relationships,” the letter alleged. “There was a common theme throughout: The defendant repeatedly and consistently coerced and coerced women into satisfying his sexual desires. “The defendants often committed acts of violence behind closed doors, such as throwing women to the ground, dragging them by their hair, kicking, pushing, punching and slapping them.”

Prosecutors said of Diddy: “He manipulated, coerced, and blackmailed women, including drugging them, threatening to withhold financial support, and threatening to release sex tapes the defendant made of his sexual encounters. He intimidated women by showing them firearms, threatening them, coming to their homes unannounced, and once trying to break the door with a hammer.

They continued: “The defendant physically abused his personal staff as well as his romantic partners. Former staff described seeing the defendant threatening to kill them, throwing objects at them, being hit, punched and pushed by the defendant, and seeing him do the same to others.

Diddy’s defense team also released a letter to Judge Subramanian on Monday, arguing: “The incessant drumbeat of negative publicity has tarnished his reputation and will make it nearly impossible for him to receive a fair trial. Mr. Combs doesn’t have to sit idly by and accept all of this. He has the right to a fair trial and the constitutional right to speak on his own behalf. “The government’s asking his children to share birthday wishes on Instagram and his claims that he has no right to publicly state his view that this investigation is racially motivated are simply an unconstitutional effort to silence him.”

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In response, prosecutors argued that their efforts to interfere with Diddy’s trial were not protected by the First Amendment.

We He reached out to Diddy’s team for comment.

We It was in a New York City courtroom on Friday, November 22. When prosecutors file criminal charges A 2016 video showing Diddy attacking his ex-girlfriend Cassie (real name Casandra Ventura) exposed him as a violent harasser who was a danger to society. The day before the hearing, Diddy’s lawyers argued that prosecutors were using a “manipulated version” of the video first aired on CNN.

Meanwhile, the prosecution argued in court that there was no dispute about what actually happened in the footage. They also noted that Diddy publicly acknowledged the video on Instagram in May.

“It’s so hard to think about the darkest times of your life,” the 38-year-old said via an Instagram video, without naming Cassie. “Sometimes you have to do that. I was fed up. I mean, I hit rock bottom, but I’m not making excuses. My behavior in that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.”

Diddy was arrested and charged in September with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to commit prostitution charges. He did not admit his guilt and denied the accusations. His trial will begin in May 2025. Legal team after being denied bail three times He proposed a $50 million bail package earlier this month.

With reporting from Molly McGuigan

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