The prosecution found that Combs violated the federal Mann Act, which prohibits the interstate or foreign transportation of an individual for sex, after arranging for his ex-girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Fine (birth name Ventura), and another woman referred to as “Jane” to travel for allegedly coerced sexual encounters.

Cassie first publicly accused Combs of rape, coercion, and years of physical abuse in a civil suit in November 2023. They dated from 2007 to 2018.