The American justice system once again rejected this Wednesday, November 27, a request for parole from rapper P. Diddy, imprisoned in New York for a high-profile case in which he is accused of sex trafficking. The influential rapper and producer has pleaded not guilty and says he is innocent.
Judges twice denied his bail. In an order dated this Wednesday and made public, Manhattan federal court judge Arun Subramanian “denied” this third request, considering that “the conditions are not met to reasonably guarantee the safety” of the plaintiffs and the civil parties. .
Last week, prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Diddy had contacted witnesses and used unauthorized communication platforms while incarcerated since September.
More than 120 alleged victims
Meanwhile, the rapper remains in prison in New York. Long a key figure in the hip-hop scene and, more generally, in the music industry, P. Diddy appeared in court last Friday, dressed in a prison uniform, in the presence of members of his family, to present his request for parole.
“Your son is a predator!” sexual, passersby yelled at his mother, Janice Combs.
Sean Combs, 54, has seen his star fade since the revelation in the fall of 2023 of several allegations, in particular rape accusations coming from the R&B singer Cassie, who was his partner, a procedure finally resolved through an agreement ” in the ‘friendly’, according to both parties.
Other complainants described him as a violent sexual predator who used alcohol and drugs to obtain their submission. Parallel to the criminal proceedings, the man is also being sued in civil court by more than 120 alleged victims, including 25 minors at the time of the events, who accuse him of sexual assault, according to his lawyers.
The rapper has always denied these accusations. With his label Bad Boy Records, founded in 1993, Sean Combs contributed to the inclusion of hip-hop in global popular culture, highlighting in particular the singer Mary J. Blige and Notorious BIG, a rap icon murdered in 1997.
Source: BFM TV
