Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ long-awaited sex trafficking trial got underway this week at a New York City courthouse, where jurors have already heard horrifying testimony from the musician’s former partner, Cassie, who made several allegations about the heinous abuse she says she suffered at his hands.

Sean Combs, the rapper and producer known as Diddy, will return to a courtroom in Manhattan this morning. The charges he faces, which include racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, could put him in prison for life.