Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid to get out of jail prior to sentencing
The hip-hop mogul was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution at his criminal trial last month but was found not guilty of the most serious charges he faced.
He was accused of coercing girlfriends into having drug-fuelled sex marathons with male sex workers while he watched and filmed them.
Combs has been behind bars since his arrest in September 2024.
Since the verdict, his lawyers have repeatedly renewed their efforts to get him out on bail until his sentencing.
His lawyers had asked US District Judge Arun Subramanian on July 29 to release Combs on a $US50 million ($77.2 million) bond.
They argued conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Combs was being held, were dangerous and that defendants convicted of prostitution-related charges in the past were usually released ahead of their sentencing.
Prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorney's Office countered the appeal for bail in a court filing on August 1, arguing staffing levels, medical services and facility conditions at the detention centre had improved since Combs was arrested.
They said evidence of Combs's physical violence presented at trial showed he was a danger to the community.
In a written ruling on Monday, Mr Subramanian said Combs's arguments "might have traction in a case that didn't involve evidence of violence, coercion or subjugation in connection with the acts of prostitution at issue, but the record here contains evidence of all three".
Mr Subramanian said the rapper had not proven he did not pose a flight risk or danger, nor had he shown "exceptional circumstance" that would justify his release after a conviction that otherwise required detention.
Combs's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
His conviction carries the potential for up to 10 years in prison.
But there are complicated federal guidelines for calculating sentences in any given case, and prosecutors and Combs's lawyers disagree on how the guidelines come out for his case.
The guidelines are not mandatory, and Mr Subramanian will have wide scope in deciding Combs's punishment.
Mr Subramanian said his decision did not foreshadow what sentence he might impose against Combs.
AP/Reuters
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