An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but dropped out days before the trial began, is pleading for Combs’ release on bail.
Virginia Huynh, who goes by “Gina,” was part of the prosecution’s case against Combs, initially anonymously referred to as “Victim-3.” But before the trial began, prosecutors alerted the court while “Victim-3” was under subpoena to testify, they had lost touch with her and her attorney, and “she may not show up.”
Now, in their latest attempt to get Combs released on bail ahead of his sentencing, Combs’ defense has included a letter from “Victim-3,” who for the first time, has identified herself by name. In the letter, Huynh wrote to the judge she does not believe Combs is a danger to the community and he is a committed family man “who has not been violent in many years.”
Huynh’s letter was included as an exhibit in the defense’s latest filing, their reply to the prosecution’s opposition to releasing Combs on bail ahead of his sentencing, which is set for October 3.
In the letter, Huynh said she has known Combs for years, both professionally and personally. She acknowledged her relationship with the disgraced mogul “was not always perfect,” but “he was willing to acknowledge his mistakes and make better
decisions in the future.”
“By the time our relationship ended, he embodied an energy of love, patience, and gentleness that was markedly different from his past behavior. To my knowledge, he has not been violent for many years, and he has been committed to being a father first,” the letter stated. “I am writing because I do not view Mr. Combs as a danger to me or to the community.”
Combs’ defense has asked the court to release him on bail on a $50 million bond. They have argued he is not a danger to the community and is not a flight risk.
Combs was convicted by a jury last month on two charges of transpiration to engage in pr0stitution but acquitted on more serious charges which would have put him behind bars for decades or for life: racketeering conspiracy and s£x trafficking.
