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What the Key Witnesses at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Sex Trafficking Trial Told the Jury

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces over six years in prison after conviction for transporting people across state lines for prostitution, with 34 witnesses testifying at the trial.

  • In July, Sean 'Diddy' Combs was convicted of moving persons across state lines for prostitution and faces sentencing this Friday.
  • Security-Camera evidence showed a 2016 Intercontinental Hotel incident of Sean 'Diddy' Combs hitting and dragging Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, which remained secret until CNN aired it in May 2024 among testimony from 34 witnesses.
  • A hotel guard testified that Combs paid $100,000 to keep a video hidden, and Daniel Phillip said he was paid $700 to $6,000 to have sex with Cassie while Combs watched.
  • The SDNY recommended 70 to 87 months, while the judge aligned with probation guidelines suggesting over six years, and a 135-month sentence was also considered.
  • Celebrity witnesses recounted threats, violent episodes and subsequent arson as Scott 'Kid Cudi' Mescudi testified Combs broke into his home in late 2011 and Capricorn Clark described threats including `we're going to kill Cudi`, while Cudi's Porsche was later set on fire.
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What the key witnesses at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial told the jury

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex crimes trial involved testimony from 34 witnesses. They included Combs’ ex-girlfriends Cassie and Jane, who said he forced them into drug-fueled sex marathons, a sex worker they knew as “The Punisher,” personal assistants who said they witnessed his violence and facilitated h

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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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