The racketeering trial of R. Kelly resumed Tuesday, a day after his first male accuser testified that the R&B star supplied assist together with his music profession in trade for sexual favors.
The person, who testified beneath the pseudonym Louis, advised jurors that he was 17 when Mr. Kelly started making sexual advances towards him.
4 ladies have additionally testified that they have been underage when their encounters with Mr. Kelly started, together with a lady recognized solely as Addie who on Monday described being raped by the singer in a dressing room after a live performance.
Mr. Kelly, who’s being tried in federal courtroom in Brooklyn, has denied the accusations and pleaded not responsible to a racketeering cost and eight counts of violating an interstate anti-sex trafficking legislation.
Prosecutors have accused Mr. Kelly, 54, of working a decades-long felony plot to prey on ladies and women for intercourse with the assistance of a community of associates and staff.
Mr. Kelly just isn’t charged with rape or sexual assault, and lots of the particular accusations towards him fall exterior the statute of limitations for these crimes. However a racketeering cost permits prosecutors to current proof of any associated potential crimes.
Test again right here for updates because the ninth day of Mr. Kelly’s trial begins.