R. Kelly accused of sexually assaulting teenage boy, 17, he met at a McDonald's
Prosecutors allege the singer abused the teenager after meeting him at a Chicago McDonald's in 2006. They want evidence of this and other alleged but uncharged crimes to be heard at Kelly's trial in August. R. Kelly has been accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy he met at a McDonald's.
He allegedly abused the boy, known as John Doe #1, in court documents filed on Friday after meeting him at Chicago McDonald's in 2006. The documents also alleged that that boy subsequently introduced Kelly, 54, to another underage male, identified only as John Doe #2.
Kelly is accused of having a sexual relationship with John Doe #2, which began several years later, according to the filingKelly denies ever abusing anyone, and his lawyers have not responded to the latest allegations.
The Grammy-winner, real name Robert Kelly, is set to face trial in New York next month on charges including child sexual exploitation, making indecent images of minors, racketeering and obstruction of justice. The charges involve six unnamed women and girls.
Now, prosecutors would like jurors to hear about more than a dozen other people they say Kelly abused, threatened or mistreated. They include a 17-year-old boy and aspiring musician, whom Kelly allegedly met at a McDonald's and then invited to his Chicago studio.
After offering help to the boy with his music career, Kelly has later propositioned and had sexual contact with him while still underage. The prosecutors say the boy introduced Kelly to a male friend, who was either 16 or 17, with whom the singer had a sexual relationship several years later.
They also allege the star forced several female sexual partners - including a minor to have sex with the young man as he filmed them. Prosecutors say the two boys' accounts and those of others will show Kelly's alleged crimes "were not isolated events and were part of a larger pattern".
The judge is yet to rule on whether will considered the evidence. Kelly, one of the biggest R&B stars of the 1990s, has been in jail for almost two years as he awaits trial. His New York trial is scheduled to begin on 9 August.
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