Cassie’s victim impact statement has surfaced online, describing years of violence and exploitation she says she suffered at the hands of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The statement comes as the disgraced music mogul awaits sentencing in New York on Friday, 3 October 2025.
According to Cassie’s letter to Judge Arun Subramanian, she testified for four days while nine months pregnant about what she called “the most traumatic and horrifying chapter” of her life.
She alleged that beginning at age 19, Combs used violence, threats, and control over her music career to keep her trapped for over a decade.
Cassie said she was “groomed”, meaning gradually manipulated and pressured, into performing sex acts with male sex workers during multi-day events she described as “freak offs,” which took place almost weekly.
In the statement, Cassie recounted being forced into lingerie, plied with drugs and alcohol, and threatened with losing her car or phone if she refused.
She said Combs also threatened to leak private sex tapes if she did not comply.
“His power over me eroded my independence and sense of self until I felt I had no choice but to submit,” she wrote, adding that he also threatened her family and friends.
Cassie also detailed physical violence, saying Combs regularly hit her, pulled her hair, and threw her against walls. She described a 2016 incident where video footage, later shown in court, captured him kicking and beating her as she tried to flee.
She said the abuse left her with lasting scars and injuries, often covered by makeup artists Combs paid for.
Her statement presents a stark contrast to letters submitted on Combs’ behalf, including one from rapper Yung Miami. In her plea for leniency, Yung Miami wrote that during their three-year relationship, Combs was “loving, genuine, supportive, and always encouraging.”
She recalled that he motivated her professionally, helped her attend her first Met Gala, and often gave back to the community by feeding the homeless.
She also described him as “a man of God” and a father who “never missed holidays or special moments with his family.”
The opposing letters highlight two very different portrayals of Combs: one of a violent abuser, and another of a mentor, family man, and community figure.
Combs was convicted earlier this year under the Mann Act, a US federal law that makes it illegal to transport people across state lines for illegal sexual activity.
In plain terms, the law says it is a crime to move someone from one state to another if the purpose involves exploitation or coercion.
Prosecutors are asking for a sentence of 135 months — just over 11 years — while Combs’ legal team is pushing for time served, which would mean immediate release.
Judge Subramanian will decide Combs’ sentence on Friday, 3 October 2025, in the Southern District of New York.