The government calls Cassandra Ventura.” With those five words, the prosecution dove into the heart of the racketeering and sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs – the testimony of his former longtime girlfriend.

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Emily A. Johnson, one of the prosecutors, sought to portray Mr. Combs as a serial abuser and sex trafficker who hurt and manipulated women for decades, and controlled an organization that helped him ...

Geragos argued that while Combs' actions may have been violent or problematic, they did not constitute criminal trafficking.