Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail in sex trafficking and racketeering charges
by Edward Helmore in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#6QSZC)
Attorneys for music mogul request home detention, travel restrictions and $50m bond in Manhattan court
Sean Diddy" Combs was denied bail and ordered to jail on Tuesday as he faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering that were included in a federal indictment unsealed on the same day, alleging that he also engaged in kidnapping, forced labor, bribery and other crimes.
Combs, 54, appeared in court in New York and pleaded not guilty, after he was arrested in connection with the charges late on Monday in Manhattan. His apprehension came roughly six months after federal authorities conducting a sex-trafficking investigation raided his homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
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