Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial Features Former Assistant Testimony on Control, Abuse

Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently on trial in New York facing charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution, with testimony revealing a pattern of control and alleged abuse over his longtime girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Key witnesses including Combs's former personal assistant David James, singer Dawn Richard, and Ventura's former best friend Kerry Morgan described Combs's controlling behavior, physical violence, and the coercion of Ventura into sexual encounters with paid escorts. James testified about his intense work schedule serving Combs and recounted being told during his hiring that "this is Mr. Combs's kingdom, we are all here to serve in it." He also overheard Combs referring to Ventura as "young" and "moldable," and Ventura allegedly told James that she could not leave because Combs controlled her career, allowance, and rent. Richard and Morgan provided detailed accounts of witnessing Combs's violent acts against Ventura, including punching, choking, and dragging her, with Morgan also testifying to receiving hush money for silence. The trial continues as the prosecution seeks to establish Combs's pattern of dominance and abuse within his personal and professional life.