Fashion designer Bryana “Bana” Bongolan—not Cassie Ventura—sued Sean Combs, alleging that he sexually battered her and dangled her over the balcony of Ventura’s Los Angeles apartment in September 2016. Bongolan later testified about the incident at Combs’s 2025 federal trial, but her testimony and the claims in her civil lawsuit are not a court finding that the alleged conduct occurred.
What Bongolan alleged in her lawsuit
Bongolan’s complaint alleges that, on or about September 26, 2016, Combs sexually battered her, held her over a balcony railing at Ventura’s apartment, then slammed her onto balcony furniture. The complaint described the balcony as 17 stories high. That figure is part of the allegation, not an independently verified measurement. Read the complaint.
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The lawsuit was first filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in November 2024. Contemporary reporting said Bongolan sought $10 million and brought claims that included sexual battery, emotional distress and false imprisonment. The amount was the reported demand at filing, not a damages award. The Miami Herald’s report on the filing.
What Bongolan said at Combs’s federal trial
On June 4, 2025, Bongolan testified at Combs’s federal trial in Manhattan that he lifted her over the railing for 10–15 seconds and threw her onto patio furniture. She told jurors, “I was scared to fall.” The duration is from her testimony as reported by the Associated Press, not a separately established measurement. She also described pain, bruising, nightmares and paranoia. Associated Press coverage of her testimony; The Guardian’s account of the testimony.
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Defense lawyers challenged Bongolan’s credibility and questioned differences in her accounts. The Associated Press reported that they suggested she may have been high during the alleged incident; Bongolan denied that suggestion. Her testimony took place in Combs’s criminal trial. It was not a ruling on the claims in her separate civil lawsuit.
Combs’s response
When the lawsuit was reported in 2024, a representative for Combs denied Bongolan’s allegations, saying Combs “firmly denies these serious allegations and remains confident they will ultimately be proven baseless.” That was the representative’s statement, not a court’s conclusion. The Miami Herald reported the denial.
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What the available docket shows
The federal docket listing identifies the case as Bryana Bongolan v. Sean Combs et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, case 2:2025cv11160. It records a second amended complaint filed February 12, 2026, a defense motion to dismiss filed March 6, and a May 8 order continuing the motion hearing and scheduling conference to June 4, 2026. The listing says it was last retrieved May 8, 2026. View the docket listing.
That docket snapshot does not establish whether the June 4 hearing took place as scheduled or what the court decided afterward. It therefore does not support describing the case’s status as of October 2026 as dismissed, resolved or still pending.
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