The female minor featured with R. Kelly in the videotape at the center of his previous child-pornography charges, who declined to testify against him in , is cooperating with federal investigators on new charges, her lawyer, Christopher L. Brown, told the New York Times. Jurors at the time said her refusal to cooperate was a key factor in their decision to acquit him. The singer entered a not-guilty plea.
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Listen Live. Musician R. Kelly was charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to , including three underage girls. He's pleaded not guilty. Stuffed inside, she said, was a collection of his homemade VHS sex tapes. Untold numbers were copied and recopied and distributed nationwide through flea markets and street vendors. Video is behind some of the sexual abuse charges filed last month accusing the Grammy winner of violating three girls and woman.
An acquaintance of R. Stuffed inside, she said, was a collection of his homemade VHS sex tapes. Untold numbers were copied and recopied and distributed nationwide through flea markets and street vendors. They have circulated for years and are still available on websites. A Pennsylvania man said he recently discovered one while cleaning his home. At the trial, prosecution witness Lisa Van Allen said Kelly was rarely seen without the duffel bag. Van Allen, who had an on-and-off affair with Kelly starting in , said the recordings included ones of him having sex simultaneously with her and the girl prosecutors alleged was in the trial video. At trial, Kelly attorney Sam Adam Jr. In all, over half a dozen videos have been referred to in court testimony or filings, or by journalists and lawyers. Avenatti, who represents two accusers, said he gave prosecutors two tapes never previously made public, both featuring the same girl spotlighted in the trial.
