New allegations of corruption and sexual abuse filed against R. Kelly

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Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court House on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.Photo: Antonio Perez (Getty Images)

New York federal prosecutors have asked a judge for permission to add additional allegations to their case against R. Kelly, including allegations that members of his entourage bribed a Cook County clerk in 2019 for get information about his legal issues and also paid for a fake ID. for the late Aaliyah in 1994.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the racketeering trial of the R&B singer and real bad man will begin in Brooklyn next month. He was indicted in Brooklyn for running a criminal enterprise that recruited women and girls for illegal sex.

The Sun-Times reports that prosecutors obtained a recording of a conversation between Kelly and someone claiming to be her crisis manager who told the singer that he had two people who knew a lot and that Kelly needed to figure out what ‘he could do for them. This conversation took place after the documentary Lifetimes Surviving R. Kelly aired, according to the newspaper.

From the Sun-Times:

Kelly would have replied, what you do, man, is write something on a piece of paper and tip the bailiff to me. I should tip the, uh, the valet. Like when my uncle came here and said that Rob the valet parked the car there. I say, So what should I give her? He says, well, 20, 30, 30 dollars. I gave him $ 30. So what I’m saying is I don’t know this number.

Later in that same conversation, the crisis manager reportedly told Kelly that he paid a Cook County employee $ 2,500 and obtained a cell phone for the employee in order to obtain information on Kelly’s legal issues. Cook County prosecutors charged Kelly with aggravated criminal sexual abuse in February 2019.

It is done, the crisis manager would have said of the payment to the clerk. You know nothing.

Kelly would have answered, Exactly.

As for the bogus request for identity, reports The Sun-Times, prosecutors say Kelly made a member of her entourage pay $ 500 to obtain the document. He married Aaliyah when she was 15, and prosecutors say he obtained false documents to ensure she could not be forced to testify against him in court.

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ABC 7 in Chicago reported that the Cook County Circuit Court clerks office responded to these claims:

I want to be very clear that any kind of corruption or inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated under my administration. The alleged incident between a Cook County clerk and a representative for R. Kelly took place prior to my tenure and we will be investigating this matter to ensure that anyone who may have been involved is not among our members. desk.

In addition to these allegations, the Sun-Times also reports that prosecutors claim Kelly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy in 2006.

More from the Sun-Times:

(The document) said Kelly invited the boy to his studio, allegedly to help him with his musical aspirations. Kelly allegedly asked the boy what he would do to be successful in the music business and then had sexual contact with the boy.

Authorities said the boy then introduced Kelly to a 16 or 17-year-old close friend. They said Kelly started sex with this person several years later.

Kelly has regularly (and very loudly) denied all the allegations made against him. He has been charged with a multitude of state and federal crimes in New York, Illinois and Minnesota.

As for these new allegations filed by the federal government in New York City, Kelly has not been formally charged with any of the additional claims.

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