Cassie’s Lawyers Speak Out After Diddy’s Sentencing: ‘Nothing Can Undo the Trauma’

Casandra "Cassie" Ventura's lawyers are speaking retired aft Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to 50 months successful prison.

On Friday, Oct. 3, nan erstwhile euphony mogul was sentenced to much than 4 years successful prison pursuing a nearly two-month national trial that ended pinch him being convicted on two counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution successful July. He was acquitted of activity trafficking and racketeering charges.

Combs was fixed in installments for clip served and will service a situation word of 36 months, aliases 3 years. Judge Arun Subramanian also sentenced Combs to 5 years of supervised merchandise and imposed a $500,000 fine, nan maximum allowable fine.

"While thing tin undo nan trauma caused by Combs, nan condemnation imposed coming recognizes nan effect of nan superior offenses he committed," Ventura's attorneys Douglas Wigdor and Meredith Firetog (Wigdor LLP) said successful a statement.

"We are assured that pinch nan support of her family and friends, Ms. Ventura will proceed treatment knowing that her bravery and fortitude person been an inspiration to truthful many," their connection continued.

In November 2023, Cassie revenge a suit successful New York against Diddy, whom she dated on-again-off-again from 2007 to 2018, accusing him of sexual battle and beingness abuse.

While nan two settled 1 time aft she revenge nan lawsuit, a 2016 video surfaced of Combs allegedly physically assaulting nan “Me & U” hitmaker astatine a hotel.

The erstwhile rapper would past look aggregate different activity crime allegations, starring to his Los Angeles and Miami homes being raided by Homeland Security Investigations successful March and his apprehension that September.

Ventura, while eight months pregnant pinch her 3rd child, testified during Combs' activity trafficking trial and gave earthy penetration into their erstwhile narration and the alleged "Freak Off" activity parties.

Days aft completing her multiday affectional testimony, Ventura welcomed her third baby, a boy, pinch husband Alex Fine.

The vocalist would spell connected to express her fearfulness of "swift retribution" by Combs and his associates successful a missive to nan judge soon earlier his sentencing, asking him to see "the galore lives that Sean Combs has upended pinch his maltreatment and control."

Combs wrote a missive to nan judge saying he was "dead incorrect for putting my hands connected nan female that I loved," saying he was "sorry for that and ever will be." He besides apologized to her successful court connected nan time of his sentencing, expressing that he didn't return nan "harm" he caused Combs "lightly."

Fine, meanwhile, reacted to Combs' sentencing by sharing a missive he wrote to home abusers and survivors connected his Instagram Stories from May 2024.

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