Cassie Ventura's mother and exotic dancer "The Punisher" testify at Diddy trial
The mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura took the stand briefly Tuesday.
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The mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura took the stand briefly Tuesday.
Dawn Richard, a member of the groups Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money returned to the stand Monday in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
The Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial resumed Monday in NYC with Dawn Richard back on the stand.
As the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial unfolds in NYC, here's what to know about Cassie Ventura and other the key witnesses in the case.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, wrapped up four days of testimony Friday in Combs' trial for sex trafficking and racketeering.
Combs' former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, wrapped up four days of testimony in his trial for sex trafficking and racketeering. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, the singer Cassie Ventura, took the stand this week at his sex trafficking trial in New York City.
Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, was on the witness stand for a third day Thursday as defense attorneys began their cross examination.
Cassie Ventura was back on the stand for cross-examination in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial after accusing him of raping her in 2018.
Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, was back on the stand Wednesday and told the jury that, after a break-up, she was raped by Combs.
Singer Cassie Ventura accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her in 2018. The accusation came during her testimony at his sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura took the stand Tuesday in his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC. She repeatedly cried on the stand as she recounted in graphic detail the "freak offs" she participated in.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, who performs under the name Cassie, took the stand Tuesday in Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial.
Combs' ex-girlfriend and singer Cassie Ventura is expected to take the stand after the first day of graphic testimony. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial is underway in New York City.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial got underway Monday with opening statements and the first two witnesses: Israel Florez and Daniel Phillip.
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing trial on sex-trafficking charges. Here's what to know.
The jury in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial will be seated early Monday, followed by opening statements.
Wednesday was day three of jury selection in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial. The pool has now narrowed with a jury expected to be seated by the end of the week. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram was inside the courtroom and has the latest.
Jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial started Monday in New York City.
Sean "Diddy" Combs formally rejected a plea deal offer in court Thursday. It came during the final pre-trial hearing in his sex trafficking and racketeering case.
A judge has approved Sean "Diddy" Combs' request to wear non-prison clothing to his trial, which begins in May.
Prosecutors at Sean "Diddy" Combs ' upcoming federal sex trafficking trial can show jurors video of the hip-hop mogul hitting and kicking one of his accusers in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, a judge ruled at a hearing Friday.
Friday, a judge ruled a 2016 video showing Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel can be shown during trial.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was back in court Friday as a judge denies to delay his sex trafficking and racketeering trial by two months.
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The FBI used the Intrepid Museum to help conduct the massive investigation after 9/11.
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