The trial of R&B singer R. Kelly for sexual abuse has begun
The indictment charges him with abusing six women and girls, including the late singer Aaliyah, who was 15 when she married him. This is a case of a predator, this is not a case of a celebrity who likes to party, the prosecutor said.
R. Kelly is a "predator" who demanded absolute obedience from many women and minors he recruited for sex over two decades, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday, at the start of a trial for sexual abuse by the famous R&B singer.
Prosecutor Maria Cruz Melendez told the jury in Brooklyn federal court that Kelly, 54, used "lies, manipulation, threats and physical abuse" to dominate his victims and that he often filmed them during sexual intercourse.
The indictment charges him with abusing six women and girls, including the late singer Aaliyah, who was 15 when she married him.
“This is a case of a predator,” Melendez said in an introductory speech. "This is not the case with a celebrity who likes to party."
