What We’ve Learned From Diddy’s Sex-Trafficking Trial So Far

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As the second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking trial nears its close, his ex-girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, has been on the stand for four days, fielding questioning that has been equal parts emotional and tedious. Prosecutors got Ventura to establish a pattern of alleged abuse: She fell in love with Combs as a 19-year-old, but was unprepared for his lifestyle and sexual demands. Ventura said she first agreed to participate in Freak Offs ...