The assault
in
the
surveillance
video
matches the
description
of
an
alleged
March
2016
incident
that
Cassie,
previously known
as Cassie
Ventura
and
who
now
also
uses
her
married
name
of
Casandra
Fine,
had
detailed
in
a
sexual
abuse,
sex
trafficking
and
battery
lawsuit
she
had
filed
against
Combs
in
November
2023
and
settled one
day
later. At
the
time,
the
producer’s lawyer
told
E!
News
in
a
statement
that “Mr.
Combs’
decision
to
settle
the
lawsuit
does
not
in
any
way
undermine
his
flat-out
denial
of
the
claims.”
Combs still faces
five
other
civil
lawsuits
filed
in
New
York
since
last
fall,
accusing
him
of
sexual
assault,
sexual
trafficking
and
other
criminal
activity.
He has
denied
all
the
allegations.
The Grammy
winner
also remains the subject
of
a
federal
investigation
following
raids
on
his
properties
in
California
and
Florida
in
March.
A
source
familiar
with
the
investigation
told
NBC
News
at
the
time
that the
inquiry
came
amid
a
wave
of
lawsuits
that
have
been
filed
against
him
and
that
federal
officials
have
already
interviewed three
people
in
relation
to
allegations
of
sex
trafficking,
sexual
assault,
and
the
solicitation
and
distribution
of
illegal
narcotics
and
firearms.
One
of
Combs’
attorneys
told
NBC
News
in
a
statement
after
the
raids
that
the
rapper “was
never
detained
but
spoke
to
and
cooperated
with
authorities”
and
that
his
client
is
innocent
and “will
continue
to
fight
every
single
day
to
clear
his
name.”
(E!
and
NBC
News
are
part
of
the
NBCUniversal
family.)
Read
on
to
find
out
more
about
Combs’
legal
troubles…
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