Casandra “Cassie” Ventura took the stand as the prosecution’s star witness in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial, delivering gut-wrenching testimony about the decade-long ordeal she endured. She painted a vivid picture of “Freak Off” parties—drug-fueled events orchestrated by Combs—and the degrading punishments he meted out when she resisted.
Ventura described “Freak Offs” as elaborate gatherings where Combs invited male escorts, supplied a cocktail of drugs, and forced participants into nonstop sex acts lasting days. Witnesses testified that these sessions were filmed by Combs’s inner circle and that women were made to comply under threat of violence or blackmail.
Cassie Ventura testifies Diddy forced her into ‘freak off’ parties—“He would tell me to behave or face consequences.” https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1654327654321098765— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2025
Among the most disturbing details, Ventura recounted how Combs compelled her to apply baby oil every five minutes to maintain a slippery sheen for “Freak Offs,” and how he—along with escorts—urinated in her mouth as a form of “punishment” if she hesitated during the acts. She said these humiliations often occurred while she was menstruating, compounding her physical and emotional distress.
“He expected me to participate even while I was bleeding,” Cassie told jurors, detailing forced acts during her period. https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1654338765432109876— CNN (@CNN) May 13, 2025
Ventura, now visibly pregnant with her third child, fought back tears as she described how Combs’s enforcers would beat or threaten her when she tried to refuse. “I felt powerless,” she testified. “There was nowhere to go, and I was afraid of what would happen if I said no.”
Prosecutors argue that these parties formed part of a broader racketeering conspiracy aimed at luring, drugging and exploiting women for Combs’s sexual gratification. They’ve corroborated Ventura’s testimony with surveillance footage from a 2016 hotel assault and financial records showing payments to escorts and assistants involved in the scheme.
Combs’s defense team maintains that Ventura was a willing participant in a consensual swingers-style relationship, dismissing her claims as opportunistic. Lead attorney Benjamin Brafman told reporters, “Ms. Ventura’s accusations are inconsistent and motivated by a civil lawsuit that was settled.”
The trial—expected to last two months—will feature testimonies from friends, staff members and other alleged victims. If convicted on sex-trafficking, racketeering and witness-tampering charges, Combs faces up to life in prison.
