Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan has testified about being held over a balcony by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2016. She also told the court about her regular drug use with her friend Cassie Ventura. Ms Bongolan was questioned by Diddy’s defence lawyer about her memory of events.Frank Piazza, a forensic audio and video editor, also gave evidence about the CCTV video which showed Diddy assault Cassie in a hotel in 2016. He told the court that the footage had not been altered.Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to BBC New York correspondent Nada Tawfik about the day in court.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on trial in New York, facing federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering with conspiracy and transportation for prostitution. He denies all the charges.The Diddy on Trial podcast is here to investigate the rumours, confront the theories, and give you the answers that you need.We also want YOU to be part of the conversation. Have you any questions about the case? Heard a theory that doesn’t sit right with you? Get in touch now via WhatsApp: 0330 123 555 1.Details of organisations in the UK offering information and support with some of the issues raised are available at bbc.co.uk/actionlinePresenter: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Laura Jones Sound Design: Mark Burrows Senior Digital Producer: Matthew Pintus Senior Producer: Chrystal Genesis Executive Producer: Louise Clarke Production Coordinator: Hattie Valentine Editor: Clare Fordham Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Assistant Producer: Rechmial Miller
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BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. Hello and welcome to Diddy on Trial from BBC Sounds with me, Anushka Matandadauti. It's the middle of week four in Diddy's trial where he's facing federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering with conspiracy and transportation for prostitution. Sean Diddy Combs denies all the charges against him.
Now, a warning, this episode contains descriptions of violence and drug use. Today, more witnesses for the prosecution have taken the stand, including Frank Piazza, a forensic audio and video specialist, and also Brianna Barna-Bongolan, who we've mentioned on this podcast before. Go back and check out that bombshell balcony dangling allegation episode that we did in the run-up to the trial.
With me today is Neda Telfik, the BBC's New York correspondent. who's going to break down for us what went on in the courtroom. Neda, what did we start with today?
We started with Frank Piazza, who is a forensic video expert essentially hired by the government. He was asked to compile the various videos from the hotel incident, the CCTV footage from 2016 that we've seen numerous times now of Diddy beating Cassie in the hotel hallway. And he basically was on the stand just to show that the videos weren't tampered with. Because remember, this was a big issue.
The defense suggesting the videos were manipulated. They wanted them out of this case. But what Frank Piazza said on the stand was that this was an accurate video. It was not tampered with. That even though the system was not able to produce smooth motion throughout, that was just because of motion sensors and other things. But the video was absolutely accurate.
accurate it was important of course for the prosecution to remove any doubt whatsoever about that video
And that video just cannot convey how important that video is to both the prosecution and the defense. What did the defense do with that on cross-examination?
Well, it was interesting. Tenny Garagos, who was doing the cross-examination, tried to just talk about how many gaps there were in time, which didn't really land because at points it was three seconds, five seconds missing from the video. But again, it was just because...
of a little glitch and, you know, the video correcting itself or motion detection not catching certain points, but nothing dramatic.
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