Overview

• Cassie Ventura, the prosecution's star witness, testified about a decade of abuse and coercion by Sean 'Diddy' Combs, including forced participation in degrading 'freak-off' sex parties.
• Jurors viewed 2016 surveillance footage showing Combs assaulting Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel, a central piece of evidence in the trial.
• Ventura stated she was blackmailed with explicit videos and subjected to violence if she resisted Combs' demands, describing the 'freak-offs' as emotionally and physically draining.
• Combs' defense argues that, while his behavior was violent, all sexual encounters were consensual and do not meet the legal criteria for sex trafficking or racketeering.
• If convicted on the federal charges, which include sex trafficking and racketeering, Combs faces a minimum of 15 years to life in prison.