R. Kelly’s lawyers start defense; he says he won’t testify
2 years, 6 months ago

R. Kelly’s lawyers start defense; he says he won’t testify

LA Times  

R. Kelly’s lawyers began mounting a defense Thursday in Chicago against federal charges of child pornography, enticement of minors for sex and fixing his 2008 state trial, with an initial witness contending the singer was himself a victim of blackmail. Under cross-examination, Wilson conceded he didn’t directly witness anyone trying to extort Kelly, saying he was relying on what McDavid told him. There was nothing necessarily sinister about Kelly or his workers dealing in cash, another defense witness, former Kelly studio intern Tom Arnold, told jurors. The highlight of prosecutors’ presentation was the testimony two weeks ago of a 37-year-old woman who used the pseudonym “Jane.” She described Kelly sexually abusing her hundreds of times starting in 1998 when she was 14 and Kelly was around 30.

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R. Kelly associate seeks legal fees after acquittal
2 years, 5 months ago

R. Kelly associate seeks legal fees after acquittal

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s former business manager asked a federal judge to award him $850,000 in attorneys fees after a jury acquitted him during the same trial in Chicago at which the R&B singer was convicted of child pornography charges. Derrel McDavid’s attorney wrote that deserves to recoup the legal fees after enduring a “frivolous, vexatious and bad faith prosecution …

EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors this week scored multiple convictions against R. Kelly at the singer’s trial in Chicago, but they lost on the headline charge — that Kelly obstructed justice by rigging his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted him. “But in this case,” said Phil Turner, a former federal prosecutor in Chicago, “the facts just weren’t …

R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex
2 years, 6 months ago

R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown, delivering another legal blow to the Grammy Award winning singer who was once one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. The trial was, in ways, a do-over of Kelly’s 2008 child pornography …

R Kelly found guilty in child pornography case for filming himself sexually abusing goddaughter
2 years, 6 months ago

R Kelly found guilty in child pornography case for filming himself sexually abusing goddaughter

India TV News  

A Chicago federal jury found singer R. Kelly guilty of three counts of child pornography for filming himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter. According to the Chicago Tribune, of the indictment's 13 charges, Kelly was also found guilty of three counts of child sex trafficking through coercion and enticement, reports 'Variety'. Kelly was convicted on enticement counts regarding witnesses Jane, …

Jury gets R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case
2 years, 6 months ago

Jury gets R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial. “Robert Kelly abused many girls over many years,” Pozolo said, referring to Kelly’s full name. Widespread outrage emerged after …

Prosecutor: R. Kelly ‘degraded’ girl for his ‘sick pleasure’
2 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutor: R. Kelly ‘degraded’ girl for his ‘sick pleasure’

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — R. Kelly parlayed his fame as an R&B superstar to sexually abuse minors and record that abuse on video, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the singer’s federal trial on charges of child pornography and of rigging his 2008 state child pornography trial. “Robert Kelly abused many girls over many years,” she said, referring to the 55-year-old Grammy …

Defense rests at R. Kelly trial on trial-fixing charges
2 years, 6 months ago

Defense rests at R. Kelly trial on trial-fixing charges

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The defense for R. Kelly and two co-defendants rested Friday at the R&B singer’s trial on charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex, with closing arguments and the start of jury deliberations scheduled for early next week. Kelly and McDavid are charged with fixing Kelly’s 2008 state child pornography trial — at which Kelly was …

Ex-Employee Testifies He Now Doubts R. Kelly Abuse Denials
2 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Employee Testifies He Now Doubts R. Kelly Abuse Denials

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHICAGO — An ex-business manager for R. Kelly and his co-defendant at the singer’s federal trial in Chicago expressed doubts on the witness stand Thursday about Kelly’s insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors — testifying a day after the former employee told jurors he had had no reason to doubt his boss was …

Ex-employee testifies he now doubts R. Kelly abuse denials
2 years, 6 months ago

Ex-employee testifies he now doubts R. Kelly abuse denials

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — An ex-business manager for R. Kelly and his co-defendant at the singer’s federal trial in Chicago expressed doubts on the witness stand Thursday about Kelly’s insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors — testifying a day after the former employee told jurors he had had no reason to doubt his boss was telling the truth. …

R. Kelly ex-manager says he believed singer’s abuse denials
2 years, 6 months ago

R. Kelly ex-manager says he believed singer’s abuse denials

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Singer R. Kelly’s former business manager told jurors Wednesday he believed the singer’s denials of sexual misconduct that emerged against his boss, adding that he came to understand that fending off false claims was a cost of doing business for a superstar. Derrell McDavid, a co-defendant at Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing trial in federal court in Chicago, …

Music writer fights subpoena to testify at R. Kelly trial
2 years, 6 months ago

Music writer fights subpoena to testify at R. Kelly trial

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly is fighting a bid to force him to testify at the R&B singer’s federal trial on child pornography and trial-fixing charges, according to a Tuesday court filing. Lawyers for Kelly’s former business manager, Derrel McDavid, who with Kelly is charged with a conspiracy …

R. Kelly's lawyers start defense; he says he won't testify
2 years, 6 months ago

R. Kelly's lawyers start defense; he says he won't testify

Firstpost  

Judge Harry Leinenweber asked Kelly directly on Thursday morning if he would testify, and the Grammy Award winner responded that he would not. R. Kelly’s lawyers began mounting a defense Thursday in Chicago against federal charges of child pornography, enticement of minors for sex and fixing his 2008 state trial, with an initial witness contending the singer was himself a …

R. Kelly’s lawyers start defense; he says he won’t testify
2 years, 6 months ago

R. Kelly’s lawyers start defense; he says he won’t testify

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s lawyers began mounting a defense Thursday in Chicago against federal charges of child pornography, enticement of minors for sex and fixing his 2008 state trial, with an initial witness contending the singer was himself a victim of blackmail. Under cross-examination, Wilson conceded he didn’t directly witness anyone trying to extort Kelly, saying he was relying on …

3 More R. Kelly Accusers Testify About His Abuse In Chicago Trial
2 years, 6 months ago

3 More R. Kelly Accusers Testify About His Abuse In Chicago Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three more accusers testified against R. Kelly before prosecutors rested their case on Tuesday during the third week of the singer’s federal trial in Chicago. Pauline said she was 14 when her friend “Jane” ― who testified earlier this month that Kelly abused her “hundreds” of times before she was 18 ― brought her to his home. …

Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case
2 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony, including from four Kelly accusers, in their bid to prove the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial. Among the last prosecution witnesses was a 42-year-old woman who went by the …

2 more R. Kelly accusers testify at trial in Chicago
2 years, 6 months ago

2 more R. Kelly accusers testify at trial in Chicago

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Two more accusers took the witness stand at R. Kelly’s child pornography and solicitation of minors trial Monday, bringing to three the total number of accusers to have testified to date at the federal trial in Chicago. An accuser who used the pseudonym “Pauline,” told jurors Monday she was a middle school classmate of Jane’s and that Jane …

Witness: R. Kelly manager threatened her over stolen video
2 years, 7 months ago

Witness: R. Kelly manager threatened her over stolen video

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A former girlfriend of R. Kelly wept on the witness stand Thursday as she testified that a Kelly business manager told her in 2007 she should have been killed for causing the R&B star so much trouble by stealing a video from a gym bag full of recordings of Kelly having sex with women and girls. Prosecution witness …

Defense: Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly
2 years, 7 months ago

Defense: Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Defense lawyers at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial in Chicago sought Wednesday to portray a key government witness as a liar and extortionist, contending the man first approached the R&B star in 2001 and demanded that Kelly pay $1 million or he’d go public with video that could put Kelly in serious legal peril. Minutes later, she added, …

Witness: Desperate R. Kelly offered $1M for return of video
2 years, 7 months ago

Witness: Desperate R. Kelly offered $1M for return of video

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A former merchandizing agent for R. Kelly testified Tuesday that the singer offered him $1 million to find a VHS tape featuring Kelly as prosecutors sought to persuade jurors that Kelly was desperate to recover the missing recording, knowing it could land him in legal peril if it fell into the hands of law enforcement. When a prosecutor …

R. Kelly's lawyer gets a chance to question government witness
2 years, 7 months ago

R. Kelly's lawyer gets a chance to question government witness

Firstpost  

R. Kelly ’s legal team will get its chance to question the government’s star witness on Friday after she gave what jurors could see as damning testimony against Kelly at his federal trial in Chicago on charges that include the production of child pornography. When a prosecutor asked Jane how old she was at the time the video was shot, …

Woman says it was her, R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial
2 years, 7 months ago

Woman says it was her, R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified Thursday that the R&B singer sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 and that it was her and Kelly in a videotape that was at the heart of his 2008 child pornography trial, at which he was acquitted. …

Accuser and star witness testifies at R Kelly trial
2 years, 7 months ago

Accuser and star witness testifies at R Kelly trial

The Independent  

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Attorney: Don’t accept portrayal of R. Kelly as `monster’
2 years, 7 months ago

Attorney: Don’t accept portrayal of R. Kelly as `monster’

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — R. Kelly kept an ugly side of his life hidden as he escaped poverty in Chicago and rose to pop music stardom, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the singer’s trial on charges accusing him of enticing girls for sex and rigging a 2008 child pornography case. Kelly’s lead attorney implored jurors during her opening statement at the …

R Kelly trial in Chicago: Jury to hear opening statements today
2 years, 7 months ago

R Kelly trial in Chicago: Jury to hear opening statements today

Firstpost  

Both the prosecution and Kelly’s legal team told the judge earlier in the week that they would like about an hour each to tell jurors about the kind evidence they can expect to see and hear. Opening statements set for Wednesday give prosecutors and R. Kelly ’s attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the …

Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago
2 years, 7 months ago

Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago

The Independent  

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R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case
2 years, 7 months ago

R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A federal jury was impaneled Tuesday in R. Kelly’s hometown of Chicago to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued toward the end of the process about whether the government was improperly attempting to keep some Blacks off the jury. As the sides began exercising peremptory challenges — in which they can …

R. Kelly jury selection focuses on 2019 documentary
2 years, 7 months ago

R. Kelly jury selection focuses on 2019 documentary

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Jury selection in R. Kelly’s federal trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial began Monday with the judge and attorneys quickly focusing on whether would-be jurors watched a 2019 documentary about sex abuse allegations against the R&B singer. After denying a request from Kelly’s attorney to automatically exclude anyone from the jury who …

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge
2 years, 7 months ago

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago that starts Monday is in many ways a do-over of his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted the singer on charges that he produced a video of himself when he was around 30 having sex with a girl no older than 14. Prosecutors say Kelly shot the video of …

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge
2 years, 7 months ago

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge

The Independent  

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R. Kelly’s manager faces trial over theater-emptying threat
2 years, 8 months ago

R. Kelly’s manager faces trial over theater-emptying threat

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The trial of R. Kelly’s manager opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors that Donnell Russell made a terrifying brief phone call in …

Trial begins of R. Kelly manager accused of theater-emptying threat
2 years, 8 months ago

Trial begins of R. Kelly manager accused of theater-emptying threat

LA Times  

The trial of R. Kelly’s manager opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater. U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors that Donnell Russell made a terrifying, brief phone call in December 2018 from his …

R Kelly convicted on all counts of sex trafficking trial, likely to face 20 years in prison
3 years, 6 months ago

R Kelly convicted on all counts of sex trafficking trial, likely to face 20 years in prison

Firstpost  

R Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his stardom to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Kelly was also convicted of criminal counts accusing him of violating the Mann Act, which makes it illegal to take anyone across state lines “for any immoral purpose.” “To the victims in this case, your voices were …

R. Kelly jury asked to make him ‘pay’ or not fall for ‘lies’
3 years, 6 months ago

R. Kelly jury asked to make him ‘pay’ or not fall for ‘lies’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A prosecutor in closing arguments at the sex-trafficking trial of R. Kelly urged jurors on Thursday to make the R&B superstar “pay” for his alleged crimes, while a defense lawyer told them they’ve been misled by opportunistic accusers about consensual relationships. Convict him.” Defense attorney Deveraux Cannick countered by telling the jury that testimony by several accusers …

R Kelly unlikely to testify in sex-trafficking trial, claims singer's lawyer
3 years, 6 months ago

R Kelly unlikely to testify in sex-trafficking trial, claims singer's lawyer

Firstpost  

The remark came as the defense wound down its case at the trial in federal court in New York City. R Kelly is unlikely to take the witness stand at his sex-trafficking trial, a lawyer for the R&B singer told a judge Tuesday. The remark by attorney Deveraux Cannick, made with the jury out the courtroom, came as the defense …

R Kelly is now not expected to testify at his trial
3 years, 6 months ago

R Kelly is now not expected to testify at his trial

The Independent  

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Lawyer: R. Kelly unlikely to take stand in trafficking trial
3 years, 6 months ago

Lawyer: R. Kelly unlikely to take stand in trafficking trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R. Kelly is unlikely to take the witness stand at his sex-trafficking trial, a lawyer for the R&B singer told a judge Tuesday. On Tuesday, accountant John Holder was among the latest former Kelly associates to testify for the defense that they never saw him torment his alleged accusers. Holder described seeing Kelly carrying around a backpack …

Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit
3 years, 6 months ago

Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of giving her herpes two decades ago without disclosing he had it, the woman testified on Friday at the R&B singer’s sex-trafficking trial. The woman — testifying during the trial’s third week without using her full real name — told a New …

Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit
3 years, 6 months ago

Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit

The Independent  

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Uneasy witness testifies against R. Kelly at federal trial
3 years, 6 months ago

Uneasy witness testifies against R. Kelly at federal trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A woman reluctantly took the witness stand against R. Kelly on Thursday to recount how he struck up a relationship with her in 2006 when she was 15, but dodged a prosecutor’s questions about when they first had sex. “I don’t recall how old I was,” the woman, now 31, testified at Kelly’s New York City sex-trafficking …

R. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her
3 years, 6 months ago

R. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — One of R. Kelly’s accusers testified on Wednesday that he kept a gun by his side while he berated her as a prelude to forcing her to give him oral sex in a Los Angeles music studio. “He had a weapon, so I wasn’t going to step out of line,” the witness said while recounting the 2018 …

R Kelly accused of being a ‘predator’ as sex abuse case opens in New York
3 years, 7 months ago

R Kelly accused of being a ‘predator’ as sex abuse case opens in New York

The Independent  

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First witness at R. Kelly’s New York sex-trafficking trial resumes her testimony
3 years, 7 months ago

First witness at R. Kelly’s New York sex-trafficking trial resumes her testimony

LA Times  

In this courtroom sketch, witness Jerhonda Pace testifies against R&B star R. Kelly during the singer’s sex abuse trial Wednesday in Brooklyn, N.Y. A key accuser at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped their sexual encounters and demanded she dress like a Girl Scout during a relationship that began when …

Years in the making, R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway
3 years, 7 months ago

Years in the making, R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R&B star R. Kelly is a predator who lured girls, boys and young women with his fame and dominated them physically, sexually and psychologically, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense lawyer warned jurors they’ll have to sift through lies from accusers with agendas to find the truth. “This case is about a predator.” She said he …

R Kelly goes under trial in Brooklyn court over racketeering and sexual abuse allegations
3 years, 7 months ago

R Kelly goes under trial in Brooklyn court over racketeering and sexual abuse allegations

Firstpost  

An anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women have been sworn in to hear the R Kelly case on Wednesday. They say the group selected victims at concerts and other venues and arranged for them to travel to see Kelly in the New York City area and elsewhere, in violation of the Mann Act, the 1910 law …

The long-awaited R. Kelly sex abuse trial begins with opening statements
3 years, 7 months ago

The long-awaited R. Kelly sex abuse trial begins with opening statements

LA Times  

A prosecutor opened the long-anticipated sex abuse trial of R&B star R. Kelly on Wednesday by describing the singer as a “predator” who used his fame to entice girls, boys and young women before dominating and controlling them physically, sexually and psychologically. Once he had them alone, Melendez said, he “dominated and controlled them physically, sexually and psychologically.” The prosecutor …

R. Kelly lawyers: We’ll fight bid to add claims to trial
3 years, 8 months ago

R. Kelly lawyers: We’ll fight bid to add claims to trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s lawyers said Monday they would fight prosecutors’ bid to tell jurors about allegations beyond the actual charges at his upcoming federal sex trafficking trial. “This is nothing more than a veiled effort to pile on to further shape the public’s perception in this case, ignoring that Mr. Kelly is presumed innocent until proven otherwise,” Kelly …

Lawyers granted slight delay in opening of R. Kelly trial
3 years, 8 months ago

Lawyers granted slight delay in opening of R. Kelly trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lawyers for R&B singer R. Kelly were granted a little more time Thursday to prepare his defense for his upcoming sex-trafficking trial in New York City. At a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly said jury selection would go forward on Aug. 9 as originally planned but agreed to delay opening statements …

R. Kelly nears OK for new legal team for upcoming trial
3 years, 9 months ago

R. Kelly nears OK for new legal team for upcoming trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly will likely get to keep a new lawyer in his federal sex-trafficking case despite questions about the attorney’s texts and other communications with one of Kelly’s ex-girlfriends. Becker told U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly she had made it clear to both Clary and Savage, “I am Mr. Kelly’s lawyer, not theirs.” Prosecutors …

R. Kelly seeks to shake up defense team ahead of NYC trial
3 years, 9 months ago

R. Kelly seeks to shake up defense team ahead of NYC trial

The Independent  

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