R. Kelly was once prosecuted for allegedly abusing a minor, an infamous 2008 case in which he never testified … but that’s all about to change now as he heads to the trial of new
The disgraced singer, who has already been convicted of sex crimes in New York and faces up to 30 years behind bars, has another day in court ahead of him. On Monday, he will begin his federal trial in Chicago, where he faces similar charges and sentences.
In addition to the 4 accusers in this Chicago case — all of whom will testify — the woman Kelly was accused of urinating on tape when she was just 14, among other heinous crimes, will also take the stand . to talk about the 2008 case and his experience with it in general.
According to new court documents cited by the AP, prosecutors say the then-unidentified alleged victim — now in her 30s — will address claims that R. Kelly manipulated the 2008 case in an attempt to obstruct justice… including supposedly bearing fruit. /threatening this woman at the time.
Many will remember…Kelly was acquitted and walked free, largely because the alleged victim refused to cooperate and testify. Now, it looks like he’s going to explain why this happened, from his perspective, for the first time. His identity has remained hidden all these years.
There’s more … these new filings say prosecutors plan to play the same VHS tape from 2008 in court again when the current trial begins. In addition to this, it is reported that there will be at least three more videos presented as evidence in court. It is not clear if they all correspond to 2008.
Prosecutors claim R. Kelly had sex with/recorded the alleged 2008 victim hundreds of times between 1998 and 2000, a period when she was just 13 years old. They also acknowledge that some of these sex tapes had been stolen and sold on the street.
R. Kelly has pleaded not guilty, always insisting that his accusers are lying.