In a breathtaking Following scenes that unfolded in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, once-powerful music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to an indefinite prison term on charges of organized crime and sex trafficking.

The billionaire founder of Bad Boy Entertainment was summarily led away by US Marshals as his three adult sons looked on. Moments earlier, US Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky had denied Combs bail because she had “very serious concerns” about his alleged drug abuse, his “anger management issues” and his alleged attempts behind closed doors to control the outcome of his prosecution.

Tarnofsky said she considered alternatives — including Combs’ request to place him under house arrest with electronic monitoring and post a $50 million bond secured by his Miami properties — but it ultimately came down to a question of “trust.” “Your attorney asked us to trust you — (I don’t think) you can trust yourself,” she said. Later, the judge said, “Your attorney can’t control you.”

Combs, 54, was arrested Monday night and appeared in court for arraignment Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty in the three-count indictment unsealed Tuesday morning.

Prosecutors laid out in detail why Combs should remain in custody, claiming his wealth and the severity of the charges made him a significant flight risk, and his alleged history of violence and sexual abuse made him a danger to the community. They also expressed fear that Combs would influence victims and witnesses if released.

They specifically mentioned former Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money member Dawn Richard, who sued Combs last week. In addition to claiming that Combs repeatedly groped her and threatened to kill her, Richard detailed numerous instances in which she allegedly personally witnessed Combs physically attacking his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. A few days later, Richard’s Diddy-Dirty Money bandmate Kalenna Harper — who is mentioned more than two dozen times in Richard’s lawsuit as a co-witness to certain events — issued a statement largely distancing herself from Richard’s experiences and memories of the events.

During Tuesday’s bail hearing, prosecutors alleged that Combs contacted Harper 128 times by phone and text message – 58 times over the course of four days. Prosecutors used the incident as evidence that Combs was in constant contact with victims and witnesses to “spread false stories, sway witnesses to his side” and “mislead” people just days before his arrest.

In addition, prosecutors alleged that Combs contacted an unnamed victim three days after Ventura’s lawsuit was filed last year and allegedly tried to “convince the victim that she had voluntarily engaged in sexual acts with him” and that everything would be fine if she continued her “friendship and support.” This was a clear indication of Combs’ financial support of the woman, prosecutors alleged.

In his plea for his client’s release, Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo portrayed the relationship between Combs and Ventura as mutually toxic, claiming they both went through a “dark period” during their decade-long relationship. Ventura is not named in the indictment, but prosecutors made it clear that her allegations are at the heart of their case. In her lawsuit filed last November, Ventura claimed Combs lured her into a cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking.

Agnifilio argued that the allegedly drug-fueled, highly degrading and sometimes violent sex parties called “freak offs,” which prosecutors said Combs staged for her personal sexual gratification, were voluntary.

“Is this sex trafficking? Not if everyone wants to be involved,” Agnifilo said in court. “We are not better off with the federal government coming into our bedrooms. They are not doing any good there. That is what they are doing. They are coming into Mr. Combs’ bedroom.”

But while Agnifilo claimed Combs was cooperative and did everything he could to gain the court’s trust, prosecutors claim that police found a powdery pink substance in his hotel room shortly after his arrest – similar in appearance to the ecstasy-based drug stolen from his Miami home in March – refuting the notion that Combs had “exemplary conduct.”

During a brief recess before the judge announced her decision, Combs sat alone as his lawyers left the courtroom. He closed his eyes, put his hand to his chin and bounced his leg before looking back toward the pews where his family sat to give them a quick wave.

In her argument for Combs’s remand, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson brought up the video of him attacking Ventura in a hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. Without naming Ventura, prosecutors said the video was taken after an alleged “freak off.” Johnson said Combs tried to bribe a hotel employee with a “handful of cash” to keep quiet about the incident. She said Combs did not admit to the incident until the video was leaked, arguing it was proof he could not be trusted.

Speaking to the media after Combs’ remand, Agnifilo said he plans to appeal the decision to hold his client without bail. “Mr. Combs is a fighter. He will fight to the end. He is innocent,” the attorney said. “We will fight this case with everything we have.”