Woman in infamous R. Kelly tape testifies at Chicago trial
TRE: THE TOPIC OF TESTIMONY WAS A 20-YEAR-OLD VIDEOTAPE FEDERAL PROSECUTORS CONSIDER CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE WOMAN AT THE CENTER OF THE FOOTAGE TAKING THE STAND WITH A NEW STORY FROM DECADES AGO. THE WOMAN WHO DENIED INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH R. KELLY FOR YEARS TAKING THE STAND TODAY TO TESTIFY AGAINST THE R&B STAR. USING THE FALSE NAME JANE, SHE SAID WE HAD A LOT IN COMMON, BASKETBALL, MUSIC. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. THE WOMAN, NOW 37, TOLD JURORS SHE WAS 14 YEARS OLD AND HAD VIDEOTAPE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH KELLY. I WAS TOLD IT
WAS IMPORTANT I NOT SHARE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANYONE, BECAUSE HE COULD GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, AND HE, MEANING KELLY, EMPHASIZED BEING LOYAL TO HIM. KELLY WAS CHARGED WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN 2002, BUT WAS ACQUITTED IN 2008 WHEN THE GIRL AND HER FAMILY DENIED JANE WAS IN THE VIDEO. JANE TESTIFIED TODAY THAT KELLY AND HIS EMPLOYEES APPLAUDED TO SEND HER AND HER PARENTS OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND ENFORCED JANE TO LIVE WITH HIM AND ENDURE BEATINGS IF SHE TRIED TO LEAVE. SHE TESTIFIED IT WAS ONLY RECENTLY THAT SHE WAS WILLING TO CHANGE HER ACCOUNT,
SAYING, I BECAME EXHAUSTED WITH LIVING WITH THESE LIES. R. KELLY’S ATTORNEYS ALLEGE JANE IS NOT CREDIBLE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CROSS-EXAMINE HER TODAY BUT WE EXPE
