“You made a alternative,” stated Deveraux Cannick, one of many singer’s 4 legal professionals. He stated that Religion had communicated with Mr. Kelly for months and made repeated journeys to see him, including “you participated of your individual will.”
Religion advised jurors she generally had intercourse with the singer regardless of not eager to.
In a single occasion, Religion stated, she entered a room with Mr. Kelly and observed a gun on an ottoman there. She advised jurors she was “intimidated,” and that the singer grabbed her neck and compelled her to carry out a intercourse act on him.
All through the trial, Mr. Kelly’s facial expressions have been hidden by a masks. However the singer appeared extra animated — shaking his head and rubbing his brow — whereas Religion described a failed sexual encounter with the singer wherein she clenched her physique to keep away from penetrative intercourse. He reacted equally as Religion recalled that he later masturbated to a video he had made of various ladies, a few of whom he had advised her he was “elevating.”
The lady advised jurors she acquired threats after accusing the singer of misconduct
Religion, who advised jurors that she appeared within the “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary sequence on Lifetime, testified that she met with considered one of Mr. Kelly’s workers earlier than the sequence aired.
The worker, Religion stated, introduced a file that included profiles and compromising pictures of a few of the accusers featured within the documentary. Religion stated she was advised that they’d be launched if she continued her participation, and every week after the documentary aired, a Fb web page was created that included posts with nude pictures of her.
Prosecutors additionally reviewed a letter Mr. Kelly despatched Religion after she filed a lawsuit in opposition to him in New York, wherein the entertainer threatened to break her fame if she proceeded. Within the letter, signed by Mr. Kelly, the singer described her lawsuit as a “heartless effort” to destroy his musical legacy, and claimed he might convey 10 male witnesses to testify about her intercourse life.
Within the letter, he stated that Religion had chosen to name him “Daddy” and that their age distinction had solely develop into an issue to her as soon as their interactions concluded. He additionally included pictures of Religion partially dressed, including that he had cropped some pictures and that he wouldn’t share them publicly “but!!!”