“Jane,” one among Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers who’s testifying underneath a pseudonym, continued her cross-examination in the present day. Her testimony to this point, going again to her direct questioning, has been “necessary” in corroborating Cassie Ventura’s testimony, in keeping with Dave Aronberg, former state lawyer of Palm Seashore County, Florida.
Throughout Jane’s cross-examination this week, Combs’ protection lawyer Teny Geragos, who’s conducting the questioning, has learn aloud a number of textual content exchanges between Jane and Combs that present Jane “sending good messages to her perpetrator,” Aronberg mentioned.
“That is corroboration for Cassie’s testimony. We noticed the identical issues with Cassie’s testimony as we’re seeing with Jane’s testimony,” he mentioned, occurring to query whether or not the jurors will “come to anticipate that somebody who’s a sufferer of against the law will lower ties totally with the perpetrator as a substitute of remaining buddies (or) remaining in love.”
Ventura similary testified about getting issues to “put together” for these “lodge nights” or “Freak Offs,” Aronberg mentioned, “that she later mentioned she hated and he or she was violated at this stuff.”
“Identical factor we’re speaking about now with Jane,” Aronberg mentioned. “Jane maybe did some planning and possibly inspired it, however you’ll be able to then revoke your consent. You could wish to have interaction in it since you wish to please Diddy – he had this energy over these girls. … The important thing factor right here is that you’ve Jane saying issues which are similar to Cassie. That’s corroboration and that’s why Jane is so necessary for the prosecution.”
