Overview

• Cassie Ventura described a decade of physical abuse, including beatings and violent assaults, corroborated by a 2016 hotel surveillance video.
• Ventura testified that Combs coerced her into participating in orchestrated sex parties, which he filmed and later used for blackmail.
• Evidence presented in court includes explicit photos and videos of these encounters, along with text messages showing Ventura’s attempts to distance herself from the abuse.
• Ventura revealed that Combs provided her with drugs to control her and numb her during the abusive encounters, leading to long-term trauma and suicidal thoughts.
• Combs denies all allegations, pleading not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, extortion, and organized crime, which could result in a life sentence if convicted.