This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. AsSean "Diddy" Combs' federalsex-crimes trialkicks off its third week with more harrowing testimony, the jury heard from the mogul's former assistant,Capricorn Clark. On the stand May 27, Clark alleged through tears that the hip-hop mogulkidnapped herand threatened to kill her multiple times while she worked for him. Clark testified that she was onceheld against her willfor five days after several pieces ofjewelry went missingat the rapper's home. She said she was "petrified" and forced to take polygraph tests over and over again. Clark worked for Combs between 2004 and 2012. Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, was also brought up in court on May 27, as Clark described Combs rushing to the rapper's Los Angeles home with a gun after learning he was datingCassie Ventura Fine. "I'd never seen anything like this before," Clark told jurors, choking up as she described Combs allegedly breaking into Mescudi's home in a rage. Later on Tuesday, Marc Agnifilo,one of Combs' defense attorneys, zeroed in on Clark's testimony about theconfrontation at Cudi's homeduring his cross-examination. Diddy on trial newsletter:Step inside the courtroom as music mogul faces sex-crimes charges Combs, 55, wasarrested in September 2024and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty. Combs is facing federal sex-crimes and trafficking charges in a sprawling lawsuit that has eroded his status as a power player and kingmaker in the entertainment industry. He wasarrested in September 2024and has been charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He haspleaded not guiltyto all five counts. Racketeering is the participation in an illegal scheme under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute, or RICO, as a way for the U.S. government to prosecute organizations that contribute to criminal activity. Using RICO law, which is typically aimed attargeting multi-person criminal organizations,prosecutors allegethat Combs coerced victims, some of whom they say were sex workers, through intimidation and narcotics to participate in "freak offs" — sometimes dayslong sex performances that federal prosecutors allege they have video of. The trial will not be televised, as cameras are typically not allowed in federal criminal trial proceedings. USA TODAY will be reporting live from the courtroom. Contributing: USA TODAY staff If you are a survivor of sexual assault,RAINNoffers support through the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673) andHotline.RAINN.organd en EspañolRAINN.org/es. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Diddy trial updates: Capricorn Clark in tears, 50 Cent rivalry
