The first day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal trial ended after prosecutors called two witnesses — a Los Angeles police officer and a male revue manager — to take the stand after opening statements.
The officer recounted responding to a distress call in 2016 after video captured Combs physically assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, while the manager testified he was paid to have sex with Ventura.
Witness testimony will resume tomorrow morning.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges that include racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
If convicted on all counts, he could face up to life in prison.
Prosecutors claim Combs coerced at least three women into engaging in sex acts with him and, at times, with male prostitutes, during occasions known as “Freak Offs,” where the women were allegedly drugged and forced to engage in sex for days.
[Source: CNN]
