Diddy's ex's testimony could provide powerful corroboration to allegations in sex crimes trial: expert

Sean Diddy Combs' ex-girlfriend took the stand Monday and testified for the third day in the rapper's federal trial for sex crimes His ex who testified under the pseudonym Jane narrated prosecutors that there were times she felt coerced into hotel nights with Diddy and that the Bad Boy Records founder still pays for both her legal fees and rent Jane recalled alleged instances of abuse while dating Diddy on and off for three years and up until the week before he was arrested in New York City on federal charges Jennifer Beidel a former assistant U S Attorney in the Southern District of New York who now practices at Dykema notified Fox News Digital that Jane's testimony may be powerful to the jury DIDDY FILES FOR MISTRIAL OVER ALLEGED FALSE TESTIMONY IN FEDERAL COURT ABOUT BALCONY CIRCUMSTANCE Jane Doe commented on the consistency between her experience and that of Cassie Ventura after she read Ventura s civil lawsuit Beidel mentioned If the jury also finds the two women s experiences similar Jane Doe s testimony becomes powerful corroboration of Ventura s testimony Adding in the voice memos could lend even more credence to the two women s accounts as those voice memos are evidence of Mr Combs views at the time in his own words Jane notified the court that Diddy solicited her about coercion after he allegedly forced her to take drugs before having sex with a male escort She testified about Diddy's alleged violent behavior and declared he once put her in a chokehold after kicking and punching her The jury was shown video evidence of Jane's injuries which included a bruised eye and welts on her forehead Texts shown in federal court on Monday between Diddy and Jane revealed that she felt manipulated and sought monetary income The rapper allegedly texted Jane back F--- you Jane allegedly recounted Diddy You're the only opportunist you had three years of fun with my body you were a full time job and consumed my life The Last Night rapper allegedly texted back that he was blocking Jane's number and also calling the police You conned me into sucking d--- for you Jane allegedly texted After several texts she wrote I'm going to kill myself Early in the trial the prosecutors introduced extensive evidence to backing their theory that Combs used violence and threats of violence to coerce Ventura into engaging in sexual activity former federal prosecutor Mark Chutkow informed Fox News Digital However the prosecution s evidence of Jane Doe s alleged coercion centers more on emotional manipulation than violence That could prove to be a weakness for the prosecution development because Jane s evidence was introduced later in the trial closer to when the jurors will deliberate Mark Chuktow who now practices at Dykema added As a effect it might dilute the impact of Ventura s earlier testimony because Jane s evidence is less clear-cut regarding whether Combs coerced her to engage in sexual activity To counter this the prosecutors might put more weight in closing arguments on the evidence that Combs blackmailed both women into complying with his sexual demands through threats of destroying their reputations and careers by publicly exposing the video recordings of their participation in the freak-offs Blackmail like this might resonate more with the jury than Combs emotional manipulation of Jane when deciding whether or not the casualties consented to the sexual activity BILLY BUSH SAYS DIDDY'S ALLEGED BALCONY AFFAIR ECHOES SICK BEHAVIOR IN HIT TV SHOWLIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn court Jane testified that after fleeing from the All About the Benjamins rapper during an alleged violent encounter she returned to the home and claimed she was on the patio when she allegedly punched Diddy around his temple on his forehead He allegedly retaliated by punching Jane in the head twice in the forehead and eye area She communicated the court she retreated to a deep part of the backyard fell and curled up in a ball to cover her head and face while Diddy allegedly continued to punch and kick her He allegedly explained Jane was trying to take him away from his kids and family Diddy then allegedly grabbed Jane by the hair and her arm and dragged her back into the house saying she was f---ing crazy She claimed to keep asking him to leave Jane s testimony is more of the same in regards to the defendant s conduct and it certainly does not paint a good picture of Mr Combs Los Angeles litigator John J Perlstein reported Fox News Digital It is hard to say whether or not the jury is numb to it all However they are unlikely to be shocked by Jane s testimony given what everyone else has explained thus far This trial is a lengthy process for jurors and recordings and videos of the testimonies typically fare better than readings Jane also testified to being with Diddy when she saw the video of the rapper assaulting Cassie Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel in Diddy was with his friends and family in May when she was invited to a huddle where she remembered the group trying to come up with a form of a sincere apology post regarding the video CLICK HERE TO GET THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERShe informed the court that she never heard the Success rapper deny he was the one in the video assaulting Cassie Jane testified that Diddy established her a final draft of what he would say and she understood he would post it on social media She revealed she thought the message was heartfelt Jane claimed they eventually talked about the video in June or July Diddy allegedly notified her that was the only time he and Cassie had physical violence Diddy allegedly explained Jane that Cassie was a hitter WATCH SEAN DIDDY COMBS ASSAULTS CASSIE VENTURA IN HOTEL INCIDENTAttorney Christopher Melche notified Fox News Digital Jane testified about horrific acts of abuse in the relationship similar to what Cassie experienced but what was unique about her testimony in current times is that Jane is still having her rent paid for by Diddy to this very day and they continued their relationship right up to the time that he was arrested so I'm not sure how the jury is going to reconcile all of these horrible things that happened to her and how her rent is being paid and accepted right 'til now CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn a federal indictment unsealed on Sept Diddy was charged with racketeering conspiracy RICO sex trafficking by force fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution If ascertained guilty he faces a minimum of years behind bars or a maximum sentence of life in prison He has maintained his innocence throughout the trial where spectators have testified to alleged rape sexual assault severe physical abuse forced labor and drug trafficking The trial is expected to wrap up by July