Judge says Combs must remain in jail until sentencing given evidence of violent acts he had committed
At the hearing, Judge Arun Subramanian said Combs must remain in federal lockup in Brooklyn for now given the ample evidence presented at trial of violent acts Combs had committed.
“It is impossible for the defendant to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he poses no danger,” Subramanian said.
He said he had denied bail prior to the trial and “sees no reason to reach the opposite conclusion now”.
“At trial, the defense conceded the defendant’s violence in personal relationships saying ‘it happened’ in relation to Cassie Ventura and Jane,” Subramanian said.
He said there was also violence and illegal conduct after the searches on Combs’ homes – when he was aware he was under investigation.
“This highlights a disregard for the rule of law and a propensity of violence,” Subramanian said.
Key events
The legal team did not take questions from reporters.
Combs’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo said he wouldn’t address the issue of his client being denied bail. “I’m not going to talk about the bail decision because it’s still a pending, unresolved matter,” he said. “The one thing I’m going to leave you with this we are not nearly done fighting. We are just getting started.
Combs’s legal team celebrated the verdict.
“Sean Combs has not sexually assaulted anybody. I’ve been saying this for months. We’ve said it with each lawsuit that came out, and today that was proven true,” his lawyer Teny Geragos said.
“The media got it wrong,” said Anna Estevao, another of his lawyers.
Combs was convicted of transporting prostitutes but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Combs lawyer: ‘Today is a great victory’
“Today is a great victory,” said Sean Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo.
Speaking to press outside the courthouse, Agnifilo said “today is a victory of all victories for Sean Combs and our legal team.”
After the judge left the bench, CNN reports that defense attorney Marc Agnifilo turned to Combs’ supporters and told them of Combs:
He’ll get his life back. Winning is winning. You live your life and you live a good life.
Combs tells family: ‘I’ll see you when I get out’
Following the bail hearing, CNN reports that Combs, who will remain in jail ahead of his sentencing, told his family:
We’re gonna make it through this I’ll see you when I get out.
I love you all. Be strong.
Before being led out of the courtroom he added: “I love you, mom.”
The judge has scheduled a remote hearing for next Tuesday at 2pm ET to address the sentencing scheduling.
Judge proposes sentencing on 3 October
Judge Arun Subramanian has proposed a sentencing date of 3 October at 10am ET but said he is willing to move up the sentencing date at the defense’s request. The defense has said they want an expedited schedule.
Judge says Combs must remain in jail until sentencing given evidence of violent acts he had committed
At the hearing, Judge Arun Subramanian said Combs must remain in federal lockup in Brooklyn for now given the ample evidence presented at trial of violent acts Combs had committed.
“It is impossible for the defendant to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he poses no danger,” Subramanian said.
He said he had denied bail prior to the trial and “sees no reason to reach the opposite conclusion now”.
“At trial, the defense conceded the defendant’s violence in personal relationships saying ‘it happened’ in relation to Cassie Ventura and Jane,” Subramanian said.
He said there was also violence and illegal conduct after the searches on Combs’ homes – when he was aware he was under investigation.
“This highlights a disregard for the rule of law and a propensity of violence,” Subramanian said.
Judge Arun Subramanian cited Combs’s conviction today on two counts of transportation for prostitution when announcing his bond decision. I’ll have more on this soon.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after jury finds him guilty on two of five charges
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s request to be released on bail ahead of sentencing has been denied.
Anna Betts
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been brought in, now they are waiting on the judge.
Anna Betts
Combs hasn’t entered the courtroom yet, but his lawyers and family are there.
Anna Betts
Another van just pulled up and Combs’s mother, Janice, has just exited with Combs’s sons. They are walking into the courthouse right now.
Anna Betts
Members of Combs’s family, including his children, and some of his friends have just walked back into the courthouse.
Anna Betts
Outside the courthouse there are over 100 members of the press awaiting the bail hearing. There are also several dozen supporters of Combs.
You can read the letter here.
CNN has more details on the defense’s bail request which proposes a set of circumstances under which Combs would be released while awaiting sentencing.
The letter submitted by Combs’s defense team to the judge argues that, since he faces a lighter sentence than he would have if he had been convicted of the more serious counts, he should be released with conditions.
It proposes:
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A $1m bond, co-signed by Combs, his mother, sister and the mother of his oldest daughter;
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Combs’s travel be restricted to parts of Florida, California, New York and New Jersey. (Combs has homes in Florida and California, and the latter two states would cover visits with attorneys and attendance in court);
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The surrender of Combs’ passport;
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Drug testing by pretrial services;
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“All other standard conditions of pretrial supervision.”
Anna Betts
Outside the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, dozens of Combs’s supporters gathered after the verdict was delivered. Many chanted his name and cheered as several members of his family exited the building following the announcement.
“Let Puffy go!” some supporters chanted, putting heir fists in the air. “Not guilty!” others shouted.
Music filled the air as supporters played Diddy Free, a track released during closing arguments on Friday by one of Combs’s sons, King Combs, and Ye, formerly Kanye West, who briefly came to support Combs in court during the trial.
The crowd outside the courthouse danced and celebrated, with some handing out bottles of baby oil and lathering themselves in it.
By early afternoon, as the crowd outside the courthouse began to grow, the New York police department increased their presence outside the courthouse.
One supporter was seen holding a Sean John T-shirt, a company created by Combs, while others wore T-shirts that read “Freako is not a Rico”.
