A federal appeals courtroom decide has dominated to hold Sean ?Diddy? Combs locked up whereas he makes a 3rd bid for bail in his intercourse trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May.

In a choice filed Friday (Oct. 11), Circuit Judge William J. Nardini denied the hip-hop mogul?s speedy launch from jail whereas a three-judge panel weighs his bail request.

Combs? attorneys appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 30 after two judges rejected his launch.

Combs, 54, has been held at a federal jail in Brooklyn since his Sept. 16 arrest on expenses that he used his ?power and prestige? as a music star to induce feminine victims into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with male intercourse staff in occasions dubbed ?Freak Offs.?

Combs has pleaded not responsible to racketeering conspiracy and intercourse trafficking expenses alleging he coerced and abused ladies for years with assist from a community of associates and staff whereas silencing victims by way of blackmail and violence, together with kidnapping, arson and bodily beatings.

At a bail listening to three weeks in the past, a decide rejected the protection?s $50 million bail proposal that may?ve allowed the ?I?ll Be Missing You? singer to be positioned beneath home arrest at his Florida mansion with GPS monitoring and strict limits on guests.

Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr., who has since recused himself from the case, mentioned that prosecutors had introduced ?clear and convincing evidence? that Combs is a hazard to the neighborhood. He mentioned ?no condition or set of conditions? may guard towards the danger of Combs obstructing the investigation or threatening or harming witnesses.

In their enchantment, Combs? attorneys argued that the decide had ?endorsed the government?s exaggerated rhetoric? and ordered Combs detained for ?purely speculative reasons.?

?Indeed, hardly a risk of flight, he is a 54-year-old father of seven, a U.S. citizen, an extraordinarily successful artist, businessman, and philanthropist, and one of the most recognizable people on earth,? the attorneys wrote.

Combs? attorneys haven’t requested the brand new trial decide, Arun Subramanian, to think about releasing him on bail. At a listening to Thursday, as Combs sat alongside his attorneys in a beige jail jumpsuit, Subramanian recommended he would at the least be open to taking on the difficulty.

After setting a May 5 trial date, Subramanian briefly questioned Combs? attorneys about his therapy on the Metropolitan Detention Center, which has been affected by violence and dysfunction for years.

Combs lawyer Mark Agnifilo, who had beforehand sought to have him moved to a jail in New Jersey, informed the decide: ?We?re making a go of the MDC. The MDC has been very responsive for us.?

Another Combs lawyer, Anthony Ricco, informed reporters outdoors the courthouse afterward: ?He?s doing fine. It?s a difficult circumstance. He?s making the best of the situation.?

But, Ricco mentioned: ?Nobody?s OK with staying in jail for now.?