Many of the disgusting allegations in Sean “Diddy” Combs' criminal indictment first came to light nearly a year ago, when the music legend's ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura sued him for rape and physical abuse.
In particular, according to the indictment, so-called “freak offs” — drug-induced, daylong displays of sexual depravity that Combs would masturbate to — were detailed Cassie Ventura's November trial He reportedly describes a decade-long nightmare.
Ventura — an R&B singer who was once signed to Combs' label Bad Boy Records — said the first “freak off” happened just a few months after they began dating, when she was about 22 and he was 40.
Despite Combs' attempt to keep the matter under wraps Ventura's lawsuit was settled the day after he filed itThe “freak outs” referred to in court documents now serve as the mainstay of a federal indictment of sex trafficking and racketeering unsealed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court.
Ventura's lawsuit claims that exploitative and forced sex shows were frequently held at hotels — including a 2013 event at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City, where Combs was later “levied thousands of dollars in damages by the hotel,” the suit claims.
Ventura's lawsuit alleges that the rapper paid escorts thousands of dollars to participate in sexual performances, and would sometimes hit her in front of them.
Combs made Ventura the main producer of his sexo sessions, and ordered him to find male sex workers online — while his assistants stocked hotel rooms with baby oil and lube, the suit alleges.
Federal prosecutors said that when agents raided Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March, they said they were… Over 1,000 bottles of sexual lubricant and baby oil foundApart from this, several assault rifles were also recovered, whose serial numbers had been damaged.
An insider told the Post that prosecutors had received evidence “from multiple sources — recordings, text messages, names,” adding that, prior to the raids on Combs' homes, sources had told federal authorities where to find evidence.
Ventura's lawsuit includes a key allegation made by prosecutors: that Combs videotaped the “freak out” sessions, often playing director and adjusting lighting while they weren't focused on pleasuring themselves.
The lawsuit states that despite Ventura's attempts to erase all the recordings, Combs made it clear he would keep the videos.
“On one occasion, he sat next to her on a flight and showed her a video he thought she had deleted, which confirmed her inability to escape and his overwhelming influence over her,” the federal lawsuit states.
In a claim nearly identical to Ventura's suit, the federal indictment said recordings of the “freak outs” were used “as collateral to ensure the continued obedience and silence of the victims.”
When Ventura tried to resist attending a session or leave Combs altogether, he was “brutally” beaten, the lawsuit says.
Several months after the case was settled, Disturbing video footage from 2016 shows Combs beating Ventura in a hotel hallway was released.
Ventura's suit inspired several other women to make similar claims.
Just days later, Joi Dickerson-Neal sued Combs, claiming he sexually assaulted her after a Harlem diner in 1991 when she was a college student — And he also made a video of the attack,
Subsequently, a third suit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court by Lisa Gardner before the end of November, claiming that Combs and Aaron Hall had She was raped when she was just 16 years old.
An unnamed woman filed a federal lawsuit in December, claiming Combs and others participated in the abuse of a terminally ill man. She was gang-raped when she was 17 years old,
record producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. filed a federal lawsuit last spring claiming Combs forced her to buy drugs and attend his “freak out” sessions, and that she was threatened with physical violence and the release of incriminating recordings if she did not comply.
In May, Combs was sued by a model, Crystal McKinney, who said he drugged her and forced her to perform the act. When she was 22, he performed oral sex on her.
He has denied the allegations.
Ariel Mitchell-Kidd, an attorney for another accuser, Adria English, told the Post that federal authorities contacted her in July but had not spoken to her client at that time.
“We didn't offer any evidence, but the claims (in the indictment) are strikingly similar to those made by my client,” Mitchell-Kidd said.
English, a former adult film star, filed a complaint against Combs for alleged sex trafficking in July and a criminal complaint against the rap legend a month later.
The lawsuit alleged that Combs forced English to have sex with guests at his famous White Parties in the Hamptons in the mid-2000s. Combs allegedly groomed English after hiring her as a go-go dancer.
“We are one step closer to justice,” Mitchell-Kidd said of the new indictment. “We are very pleased that he will have to face the consequences of his actions.”
