A woman integral to R. Kelly‘s second federal trial has testified that he had sex with her from age 15 till she turned 18.
R Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in imprisonment on June 29 after he was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking in New York.
This would be the singer’s second trial in Chicago on 13 charges including child porn, obstruction of justice, and enticing minors into sexual activity.
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The above statements kicked off in R Kelly’s Chicago federal court trial on Aug. 17.
According to the source, a witness who is now 37 and identified as “Jane” testified that R Kelly had sex with her “hundreds of times” before she turned 18.
During the court sitting on Thursday, she announced that Kelly began mating with her when she was 13.
However, Kelly’s lawyers had insisted that the embattled singer was not “a monster” and hence, should be treated fairly.
The prosecuting counsel alleged that Kelly made at least four videos with Jane, parts of which were played to the jurors.
Jane told the court that Kelly had sex with her “uncountable times” starting when she was 15.
The jurors were shown photographs of her in high school to illustrate how young she appeared at the time.
In a sitting that lasted for two-hour, Jane noted several sexual encounters that Kelly allegedly recorded.
In one video, Kelly appeared to hand her money. When asked why, Jane said Kelly believed that, if it was released for some reason, he would claim she was a prostitute.
Others also facing charges in the trial are two of Kelly’s former employees.
Derrel McDavid, a former business manager, was accused of helping Kelly fix the 2008 trial. Milton Brown was charged with receiving child pornography.
However, both men pleaded not guilty.
