That‘s been a refrain in media coverage of the federal sex trafficking and racketeering case against the once-powerful entertainment mogul. Ventura, who dated Combs on and off for 11 years and has been the prosecution’s star witness, detailed Combs’s years of alleged sexual and physical abuse, blackmail, and manipulation.

Sensationalized headlines and graphic details not only retraumatize individuals but also perpetuate harmful myths about sexual violence.