Prosecutor in high-profile federal sex trafficking trial against R. Kelly says case is “about a predator” who used his fame and money to lure and sexually abuse girls, boys and young women and “hide his crimes in plain sight.”
said Wednesday the case was “about a predator” who used his fame and money to lure and sexually abuse girls, boys and young women and “hide his crimes in plain sight.”
R. Kelly arrives for a hearing on sexual abuse charges at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on May 7, 2019 in Chicago, Ill.The prosecutor said the case was not about a “celebrity who likes to party” or R. Kelly’s sexual preferences: “The sexual conduct was illegal. He engaged with minors in their teens and recorded it to produce child pornography and crossed state lines and exposed them to incurable herpes,” she said.
R. Kelly was charged in July 2019 with racketeering based on sexual exploitation of children, kidnapping, forced labor and Mann Act violations — charges involving the coercion and transportation of women and girls in interstate commerce to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to aOn Wednesday, the prosecution detailed R. Kelly’s interactions with the six girls and women, including the late singer Aaliyah, who was 15 when she and R. Kelly were married.
Also during opening statements, a lawyer for R. Kelly’s defense said Wednesday that the witnesses’ testimony will “crumble” under cross examination and the government “won't be able to untangle the mess of lies.” “They were fans. They came to Mr. Kelly,” she said, adding that though he paid for their flights and hotels that did not mean he was running a “monumental enterprise.”
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