In Chicago (Illinois) a new federal trial begins this week against the American singer R. Kelly, who faces 13 charges related to alleged illegal sexual activities with minors, while being accused of obstruction of justice, reports USAToday.
In particular, the rapper, who has been imprisoned since he was sentenced in June of this year to 30 years in prison for physical and sexual abuse of women and minors, is accused this time of sexual relations with other women. five teenagers and to record some of the abuse on video. He is also charged with conspiring to intimidate his victims and conceal evidence obstruct justiceincluding an investigation that led in 2008 to a trial on charges of child pornographyinforms ABC News.
In addition to the musician, two of his former employees – Derrel McDavid and Milton Brown – appear as co-defendants in the current process. The former would have helped Kelly manipulate evidence to save it during the 2008 trial, while Brown is accused of obtaining child pornography. The three accused have denied the charges presented in 2019.
In June 2008, a Cook County jury acquitted Kelly of all 21 charges for child pornography linked to a video in which the rapper was shown having sex with a minor who is now one of five claimants.
The woman, now in her 30s and referred to in court documents as ‘Minor 1’, met Kelly in the 1990s when she was 12 or 13 years old. According to federal prosecutors, the singer and McDavid threatened the victim and tried to bribe himboth she and her parents did not testify in court in 2008. Despite the fact that “Minor 1” did not speak, she is expected to do so in the current process.
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