Sean 'Diddy' Combs Denied Bail: Here's Why Judge Kept Him Behind Bars

Sean “Diddy” Combs will not be released on bail after being found guilty of prostitution charges and acquitted of more serious charges in his high-profile federal sex crimes trial.

Judge Arun Subramanian ruled Wednesday, July 2, that the music mogul will remain in custody as he awaits sentencing. The judge said Combs’ attorneys failed to demonstrate that he poses “no danger to any person,” citing an alleged act of violence against a woman in June 2024 — after Combs was already under investigation.

“You full-throatedly in your closing argument told the jury that there was violence here,” Judge Subramanian told Combs’ lawyers.

Combs’ sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 3.

The decision comes after Combs’ defense team proposed to the court earlier on Wednesday that he be immediately released on a $1 million bond co-signed by his mother, sister, and the mother of his eldest daughter.

Combs’ attorneys said in the letter that he would be restricted to traveling only in Florida, California and New York, and would surrender his passport and be subjected to regular drug testing under the defense’s proposed conditions. The attorneys contended that Combs is not a flight risk, and argued he has demonstrated “trustworthiness and cooperation” throughout the government’s prosecution of him.

On Wednesday, the jury acquitted Combs of the sex trafficking and racketeering charges he faced and convicted him of two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. The music mogul had pleaded not guilty. Combs could still face a maximum of 20 years for the charges he was convicted on — 10 years for each count.

Also in their letter to Judge Subramanian, Combs’ attorneys noted the “sentencing guidelines” for his Mann Act convictions would land him a prison term of 21 to 27 months, or about two years. They noted further he has already served 10 months behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.

Had Combs been convicted on the charges of sex trafficking or racketeering, he could have spent the rest of his life in prison. A legal expert predicted to PEOPLE that Combs will ultimately serve little to no time in prison.

The lawyer for Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, Combs’ ex-girlfriend and the prosecution’s star witness, had earlier submitted a letter to the judge asking him to deny Combs bond, worrying that he could pose a danger to Ventura or others.

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Prosecutors called 34 witnesses over a total of 29 days of testimony. They sought to portray Combs as the leader of an expansive business empire used to commit several crimes and alleged that he forced and coerced women into performing in highly orchestrated sex acts with male sex workers.

Of the nearly three dozen witnesses, some were law enforcement officers, while others celebrities, including rapper Kid Cudi and singer Dawn Richard.

But the two witnesses who spent the most time on the stand were two of Combs’ exes Ventura — who was late in her third trimester of pregnancy and has since given birth — and a woman who testified under the pseudonym “Jane.”

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Both women spent multiple grueling days on the stand and spoke about the sexual encounters known as “Freak Offs” or “Hotel Nights.”

Ventura also alleged that near the end of her 11-year, on-and-off-again relationship with Combs, he raped her.

Defense attorneys, who did not call any witnesses, attempted to portray the sexual encounters as consensual and argued that there was little evidence to suggest Combs had overseen a racketeering conspiracy.

Despite the conclusion of the criminal trial, Combs, who now sports gray hair, still faces several civil suits accusing him of sexual misconduct. He has consistently denied wrongdoing.