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Expert Confirms Assault Footage as Defense Questions Balcony Claim with ‘Jane’ Set to Testify

This week’s evidence featured forensic validation of hotel assault footage paired with sealed explicit recordings, setting the stage for the courtroom debut of a second alleged victim known as ‘Jane’.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as hotel security guard Eddy Garcia testifies during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., June 3, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Forensic video expert Frank Piazza testifies about the surveillance footage of the 2016 InterContinental Hotel altercation on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Overview

  • A forensic video expert told jurors the 2016 InterContinental Hotel surveillance of Combs attacking Cassie Ventura was authentic and unaltered.
  • The court viewed enhanced clips showing Combs throwing a vase at Ventura’s head and admitted ten sealed “freak off” recordings as evidence.
  • Bryana Bongolan testified that Combs held her over a 17th-floor balcony for 10–15 seconds in 2016, leaving her with bruises, night terrors and lasting neck and back pain.
  • Defense attorneys challenged Bongolan’s account by pointing to inconsistencies in her statements, her drug use and records suggesting Combs was on the East Coast at the time.
  • Prosecutors will next call a third accuser referred to as ‘Jane,’ who is expected to testify under a pseudonym about her alleged abuse and sex-trafficking experiences.