Topics: Diddy, Cassie Ventura, Sex Trafficking, Drugs, Crime, US News, Court, Celebrity
Dozens of images taken by law enforcement on the night of Diddy's arrest from a hotel room gives some disturbing insight into his notorious 'freak offs'.
The trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs commenced last week on May 12 after the rapper was arrested from his hotel room in New York last September on charges of racketeering, transportation to engage in prostitution and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
The 55-year-old has denied any wrongdoing and all the charges against him.
Last week, we heard the heartbreaking testimony of his long-term ex-girlfriend, Cassandra 'Cassie' Ventura, who said throughout the 10 years that they dated she suffered physical violence at the hands of Combs and was forced to participate in so-called 'freak offs', which involved her having sex with male escorts while Combs watched.
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She also spoke about his alleged drug use, from ketamine and ecstasy to MDMA and other opiates that she claimed he took 'daily.'
Now, newly released photographs taken on the night of Combs' arrest from his suite in the Park Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan have been shown to jurors and released to the public, which the prosecution say shows him preparing for a final drug-fueled 'freak off.'
Here's every piece of evidence that was found in the room.
During the trial on Friday (May 16), Homeland Security presented the images of what they allegedly found in the room, which included lubricant.
A special agent who raided Combs' hotel room, Yasmin Binda, who works for Homeland Security Investigations' human trafficking division, said there was a 'zip log bag filled with Astroglide [lubricant]' that they found 'in the hallway closet.'
Two bottles of lube were also found on a nightstand in the bedroom.
Law enforcement also photographed and bagged up several bottles of Johnson's baby oil.
While on the stand, Cassie testified Combs had a particular way he would set up a 'freak off' room, which reportedly included scented candles mixed with 'oil and all of the other scents'.
She further claimed Combs would ask her to heat up the baby oil.
Binda also told the court the 'several bottles of baby oil' was found in the bathroom and filled 'one zip lock bag.'
Binda stated cops also found a 'lighting device' that appeared to create 'mood lighting,' as well as a hard drive, iPhone and a Louis Vuitton bag.
Cops found a bottle of Clonazepam medication prescribed to a 'Frank Black.'
The medication, from Walgreens, is used 'alone or together with other medicines to treat certain seizure disorders,' according to the Mayo Clinic.
Clonazepam is also used to treat panic disorders and works in the brain to 'prevent seizures.'
Jurors were also shown a photograph of two small bags of pink powder, which had been found in a bottle of medication, according to Binda.
The pink substance tested positive for ketamine in one bag, and the other a mixture of MDMA and ketamine.
According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), ketamine is a 'dissociative aesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects.'
The drug 'distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control,' as the DEA adds it can make patients 'feel detached from their pain and environment.'
Meanwhile, MDMA is both a 'stimulant and hallucinogen,' the DEA says, as users experience an 'energizing effect, distortions in time and perception and enhanced enjoyment of tactile experiences.'
Known as the 'party drug,' it can evoke feelings of euphoria, closeness, empathy and sexuality, and comes in pill or powder form.
Binda also claimed Homeland Security discovered a black fanny pack hanging off a bed.
Inside, there was reportedly $9,000 inside in cash.
The trial continues.
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