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Cassie Ventura Voices Safety Fears Ahead of Diddy Sentencing
Cassie Ventura's letter reveals ongoing trauma and fear of retribution after 11 years of abuse, central to prosecutors' call for an 11-year sentence for Sean Combs.
- On September 30, Cassie Ventura wrote an emotional letter to Judge Arun Subramanian as part of the government's sentencing recommendation ahead of Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing on October 3.
- Ventura, the prosecution's star witness, testified over four days about an 11-year abusive relationship involving multi-day "freak-offs," supported by 2016 Intercontinental Hotel surveillance footage.
- In the letter, Ventura describes enduring nightmares and ongoing therapy, relocating her family out of New York for safety, and details career-control, threats, and sex acts as her "full-time job".
- Federal prosecutors urged a lengthy term, asking for over 11 years, while Combs' legal team sought no more than 14 months; Judge Arun Subramanian denied motions, clearing the way for Friday's sentencing.
- With motions denied, Ventura's letter is one of 100 victim impact submissions highlighting a pattern of abuse, as Combs faces sentencing after 13 months in Brooklyn jail.
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The Rickey Smiley Morning ShowProsecutors Push for 11-Year Prison Sentence for Diddy Because He “Put Others In Fear”
Source: Getty / General Prosecutors want Sean “Diddy” Combs to serve 11 years in prison after he was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July 2025. “His crimes of conviction are serious and have warranted sentences over ten years in multiple cases for defendants who, like Sean Combs, engaged in violence and put others in fear,” they wrote in a presentence submission, the Associated Press reports. They filed …
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