New York Daily News

Kelly gave STD ‘intentiona­lly’

- Rachel DeSantis

A WOMAN WHO claims R. Kelly tried to groom her for his “sex cult” has filed a complaint against the singer, accusing him of intentiona­lly infecting her with a sexually transmitte­d disease while he was in town for a concert in December.

The unidentifi­ed woman, who was just 19 when she started dating the “Ignition” singer last June, filed a report last week with the Dallas police and is preparing a federal civil complaint, according to documents acquired by the Daily News.

Several women have come forward in the past year with similar stories about Kelly’s abusive and controllin­g behavior, including being groomed as his “sex pets.”

The singer, 51, has reportedly settled several lawsuits with women — many of them underage — who claimed he abused them sexually.

A representa­tive for Kelly did not respond to a Daily News request for comment.

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