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The
hip-hop mogul's lawyers filed a notice of appeal Monday in the
2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after previously saying they
would ask the appeals court to overturn Judge Andrew L. Carter's
ruling and release him.
Combs, 54, has been locked up at the Metropolitan Detention
Center in Brooklyn since pleaded not guilty Sept. 17 to charges
that he used his “power and prestige” to induce female victims
into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with
male sex workers in events dubbed “Freak Offs."
Carter rejected a defense proposal that would've allowed the
“I’ll Be Missing You” singer to be placed under house arrest at
his Florida mansion with GPS monitoring and strict limits on
visitors.
The judge said the plan, which included a $50 million bail
offer, was “insufficient” to ensure the safety of the community
and the integrity of Combs' case. Carter said that “no condition
or set of conditions” for Combs’ release could guard against the
risk of him threatening or harming witnesses.
Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, had suggested moving him from the
Brooklyn jail, which has been plagued by rampant violence and
horrific conditions, to one in Essex County, New Jersey. He
later abandoned that idea.
Combs is due back in court for a status conference on Oct. 9.
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