{"id":83894,"date":"2024-05-18T15:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T19:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/05\/18\/l-a-district-attorney-explains-why-diddy-cant-be-prosecuted-over-cassie-ventura-hotel-video\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T15:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T19:03:14","slug":"l-a-district-attorney-explains-why-diddy-cant-be-prosecuted-over-cassie-ventura-hotel-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/05\/18\/l-a-district-attorney-explains-why-diddy-cant-be-prosecuted-over-cassie-ventura-hotel-video\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. District Attorney Explains Why Diddy Can\u2019t Be Prosecuted Over Cassie Ventura Hotel\u00a0Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/a> won\u2019t be prosecuted over a 2016 video that appears to show him assaulting<\/a> then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWe find the images extremely disturbing and difficult to watch,\u201d the office of L.A. District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n wrote in a statement on Instagram<\/a> Friday (May 17). \u201cIf the conduct depicted occurred in 2016, unfortunately we would be unable to charge as the conduct would have occurred beyond the timeline where a crime of assault can be prosecuted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the video, obtained by CNN<\/a> and dated March 5, 2016, Combs appears to shove Ventura to the ground near an elevator bank, kick her several times while she lies on the ground and drag her down a hallway. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe statement added that law enforcement has not presented the L.A. County DA\u2019s office with \u201ca case related to the attack depicted in the video against Mr. Combs, but we encourage anyone who has been a victim or witness to a crime to report it to law enforcement or reach out to our office for support from our Bureau of Victims Services.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe contents of the video mirror an assault allegation Ventura made in a\u00a0now-settled lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0she filed against Diddy in November, in which she also alleged one instance of rape and another instance of Combs forcing her to have sex with male sex workers while he masturbated.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs,\u201d said Ventura\u2019s attorney, Douglas Wigdor, in a statement sent to Billboard<\/em>. \u201cWords cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tVentura had an on-again, off-again relationship with Combs for 11 years until they split in 2018. In the lawsuit, she said she met Combs in 2005 when she was 19 and he was 37. After signing to his Bad Boy Records label, Ventura claimed that Combs \u201clured\u201d her into a romantic relationship in which he \u201casserted complete control\u201d over her life.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince Ventura filed her lawsuit late last year, Combs has been hit with four additional sexual misconduct lawsuits. In November, the mogul\u00a0stepped down<\/a>\u00a0as chairman of his digital media company Revolt before reportedly selling his stake in the company in March. Also in March, federal agents\u00a0conducted raids<\/a>\u00a0of Combs\u2019 L.A. and Miami homes \u201cin connection\u201d with a federal sex trafficking investigation, according to CNN.<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs has strongly denied all allegations of sexual assault made against him. \u201cLet me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged,\u201d he said in a\u00a0statement posted<\/a>\u00a0to social media on Dec. 6. \u201cI will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRead the L.A. County DA office\u2019s full statement on Instagram below.<\/p>\n

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