These Are the Stories of the Brave Women Who Testified Against R. Kelly In His Sex Trafficking Trial
Content warning: This story discusses sexual assault, physical abuse, child pornography and abortion. Aaliyah, Jerhonda, Stephanie, Sonja, Zel and Faith. Those are the names—some real, some pseudonyms—of the women who survived R. Kelly. Now, they'll see him behind bars. Allegations of sexual abuse followed Kelly for decades, but the first time he faced a criminal trial, the charges didn't stick—he was acquitted of 14 counts of child pornography in 2008. But his trial this summer on sex trafficking charges provided another opportunity for prosecutors to convince a jury that the R&b singer was a "predator." This...
- 9/28/2021
- E! Online
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