Disturbing Diddy abuse allegations first came to light in quickly settled suit with ex-girlfriend Cassie

Many of the depraved allegations in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal indictment first came to light nearly a year ago when the music mogul’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura sued him for rape and physical abuse.Notably, the so-called “Freak Offs” — drug-fueled, dayslong performances of sexual depravity that an observing Combs would masturbate to, according to the indictment — were detailed in Cassie Ventura’s November lawsuit describing the decade-long nightmare she allegedly endured.Ventura — an R&B singer once signed to Combs’ label Bad Boy Records — said the first “Freak Off” happened just months into their dating, when she was around 22 and he was 40.Despite Combs’ attempt to keep the matter hushed by settling Ventura’s suit a day after she filed, those “Freak Outs” referred to in the court documents are now serving as a main basis for the bombshell federal sex trafficking and racketeering indictment unsealed on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court.Ventura’s lawsuit claims that the exploitative and coerced sex shows often took place in hotels — including a 2013 event at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City, where Combs was later charged “tens of thousands of dollars in damages by the hotel,” the suit claims. Ventura’s suit alleges that the rapper paid the escorts thousands of dollars to take part in the sexual performances, and would sometimes hit her in front of them.Combs made Ventura the lead producer in his sicko sessions, ordering her to find male sex workers online — while his assistants would stock hotel rooms with baby oil and lube, the suit alleges.Federal prosecutors said that when agents raided Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March, they found over 1,000 bottles of sexual lubricant and baby oil, in addition to several assault rifles with defaced serial numbers.An inside source told The Post that prosecutors “have gotten evidence — recordings, text messages, names — from a lot of sou...