Kelly caught on tape
Attorney Avenatti says he has a tape showing R Kelly with a minor
Attorney Michael Avenatti said that he has given Chicago prosecutors new video evidence of R&B star R Kelly having sex with an underage girl.
Avenatti said the video is not the same evidence used in Kelly’s 2008 trial, when he was acquitted on child pornography charges. CNN, which viewed the footage, reported that the nearly 45-minute VHS tape shows a man who appears to be Kelly performing sex acts with a girl who refers to her body parts as 14 years old.
Kelly and his attorney have denied allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls. Avenatti said his office was retained in April 2018 by multiple people regarding allegations of sexual assault of minors by Kelly, whose legal name is Robert Kelly.
Avenatti said the video surfaced during a 10-month investigation that included witness interviews and examination of documents and evidence throughout the US. He said the person who provided the tape knew both Kelly and the female in the video. Both Kelly and the victim are “clearly visible” in the recording, as is an identifying mole on Kelly’s back, and both of them refer to the girl being 14.
Kelly can be heard on the tape directing the girl to perform sex acts, a statement said. The singer also “takes great pains” to adjust the camera to ensure that the acts are recorded. Foxx asked potential victims to come forward last month after Lifetime aired the documentary Surviving R Kelly, which revisited the allegations against Kelly.