R. Kelly Trial 20 Years Ago She Said She Wasn T The Girl In A Sex Tape With The Singer. Now He Tells A Different Story

“How old were you when the sexual acts depicted in these recordings took place?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannice Appenteng asked. “14,” Jane testified. Jane testified that Kelly began having sex with her when she was 14 and had sex with her starting when she was 15 “hundreds” of times before she turned 18. Jane is one of five minors that prosecutors allege Kelly sexually abused in the late 1990s and that he made explicit videos of four of them. Kelly faces charges including producing and receiving child pornography, soliciting minors to engage in criminal sexual activity and obstruction charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Among his co-defendants is Derrel McDavid, the singer’s former business manager and accountant, who faces charges of child pornography and obstruction. Milton “June” Brown, Kelly’s former assistant, faces one count of conspiracy to obtain child pornography. McDavid and Brown have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s attorney, asked jurors during opening statements Wednesday to question why Jane is coming forward now and changing her testimony from two decades ago. “For the past 22 years, she has flatly denied that she was the one in that video. Before any criminal investigation was done, she denied it. She denied it repeatedly to prosecutors, she denied it to social workers to police officers. She denied it under oath to a grand jury,” Bonjean said Wednesday. On the witness stand Thursday, Jane said she is testifying under immunity because she lied to a grand jury in 2002 about her sexual relationship with Kelly and about appearing in the explicit tapes with him. “If I correct my mistakes by telling the truth I will not be prosecuted,” Jane testified.

A family connection

As a young teenager, Jane toured the world with a Christian hip-hop group whose members were her cousins. Prosecutors asked her not to name the group to protect their identities. “I was living my dream,” Jane testified. Her aunt, known professionally as Sparkle, worked with and had a romantic relationship with R. Kelly. It was Sparkle who introduced Jane to Kelly when Jane was 12 or 13 at a gospel concert her church held, she testified. Weeks later, Kelly came to one of her group’s concerts. “He was telling me what a great job I was doing,” Jane testified. “I felt successful. I felt happy.” Shortly after they met, Jane said she started spending more time with Kelly and Sparkle. He would watch Kelly and Sparkle record music and talk basketball and music with Kelly. Jane testified that she was 13 years old when Sparkle suggested that Jane ask Kelly to play a bigger role in her life. “He told me I should ask him to be my godfather.” Sparkle is expected to testify later in the trial. Jane said Kelly “laughed” and agreed to be her godfather, and within weeks, their relationship had turned sexual. Kelly would talk to her on the phone and ask her “what color underwear you’re wearing” and “about my growing breasts” and that “I have to wear a bra,” Jane testified. When Kelly became her godfather, Jane testified that her parents felt comfortable letting her stay the night or even the weekend at his house without her parents or aunt present. “They would almost leave me and then leave,” Jane testified.

Recordings of sexual acts

Jane testified that she was 14 years old when Kelly’s sexual comments became acts. She said Kelly began touching her breasts and vaginal area while touching himself one night when he was in his recording studio. The romance, she testified, quickly turned into oral sex and other sexual acts, and she lost her virginity to him when she was 15. Jane spoke softly as Appendeng asked her to describe an act shown on a video. “Where on your body did you pee?” Appendeng asked. “My vagina,” Jane said quietly. Bonjean, and McDavid’s attorney, have repeatedly objected to prosecutors admitting the tapes into evidence. They questioned the authenticity of the videos and the chain of custody through which the videos were transferred in the 20 years since they appeared. Retired Chicago police detective Daniel Everett, who investigated one of the tapes in 2002, testified Thursday that he did not know the whereabouts of the original VHS tape with multiple recordings. “I don’t know where he is today,” Everett testified. Jane testified that after the recordings were made, they were sometimes kept in a gym bag or in a wood-paneled room in Kelly’s former home that she called the “wooden button” area. She testified that she sometimes saw Brown carrying the bag full of recordings. Prosecutors did not play the recordings in court Thursday, but warned jurors during opening statements that they will play portions of the videos during the trial and that they are “difficult to watch.”

Lies to the authorities

When the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services began investigating an allegation that Kelly had a sexual relationship with Jane in April 2000 when she was 15, Jane testified that she denied the relationship. She also testified that she later denied to Chicago police investigators that she and Kelly had had a sexual relationship. Jane testified Thursday that she denied having sex with Kelly to her parents, but after reports began surfacing in 2002 about the existence of a tape showing the couple having sex, she said Kelly, Jane and her parents had a meeting where Kelly admitted to having a sexual relationship with their daughter. Jane and her father were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in 2002. Jane testified that before appearing before the grand jury, she had a conversation with Kelly about “faithfulness” and “denial of our relationship and her sex film”. Jane testified that she lied to a jury in 2002 when she denied having sex and appearing in sex videos with the singer. “And why were you untruthful?” Appendeng asked. “Because I was afraid of exposing Robert. Because I was afraid of what might happen to my parents. I also didn’t want that person to be me,” Jane testified. Jane is expected to take the stand again on Friday.

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“How old were you when the sexual acts depicted in these recordings took place?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannice Appenteng asked. “14,” Jane testified. Jane testified that Kelly began having sex with her when she was 14 and had sex with her starting when she was 15 “hundreds” of times before she turned 18. Jane is one of five minors that prosecutors allege Kelly sexually abused in the late 1990s and that he made explicit videos of four of them. Kelly faces charges including producing and receiving child pornography, soliciting minors to engage in criminal sexual activity and obstruction charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Among his co-defendants is Derrel McDavid, the singer’s former business manager and accountant, who faces charges of child pornography and obstruction. Milton “June” Brown, Kelly’s former assistant, faces one count of conspiracy to obtain child pornography. McDavid and Brown have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s attorney, asked jurors during opening statements Wednesday to question why Jane is coming forward now and changing her testimony from two decades ago. “For the past 22 years, she has flatly denied that she was the one in that video. Before any criminal investigation was done, she denied it. She denied it repeatedly to prosecutors, she denied it to social workers to police officers. She denied it under oath to a grand jury,” Bonjean said Wednesday. On the witness stand Thursday, Jane said she is testifying under immunity because she lied to a grand jury in 2002 about her sexual relationship with Kelly and about appearing in the explicit tapes with him. “If I correct my mistakes by telling the truth I will not be prosecuted,” Jane testified.

A family connection

As a young teenager, Jane toured the world with a Christian hip-hop group whose members were her cousins. Prosecutors asked her not to name the group to protect their identities. “I was living my dream,” Jane testified. Her aunt, known professionally as Sparkle, worked with and had a romantic relationship with R. Kelly. It was Sparkle who introduced Jane to Kelly when Jane was 12 or 13 at a gospel concert her church held, she testified. Weeks later, Kelly came to one of her group’s concerts. “He was telling me what a great job I was doing,” Jane testified. “I felt successful. I felt happy.” Shortly after they met, Jane said she started spending more time with Kelly and Sparkle. He would watch Kelly and Sparkle record music and talk basketball and music with Kelly. Jane testified that she was 13 years old when Sparkle suggested that Jane ask Kelly to play a bigger role in her life. “He told me I should ask him to be my godfather.” Sparkle is expected to testify later in the trial. Jane said Kelly “laughed” and agreed to be her godfather, and within weeks, their relationship had turned sexual. Kelly would talk to her on the phone and ask her “what color underwear you’re wearing” and “about my growing breasts” and that “I have to wear a bra,” Jane testified. When Kelly became her godfather, Jane testified that her parents felt comfortable letting her stay the night or even the weekend at his house without her parents or aunt present. “They would almost leave me and then leave,” Jane testified.

Recordings of sexual acts

Jane testified that she was 14 years old when Kelly’s sexual comments became acts. She said Kelly began touching her breasts and vaginal area while touching himself one night when he was in his recording studio. The romance, she testified, quickly turned into oral sex and other sexual acts, and she lost her virginity to him when she was 15. Jane spoke softly as Appendeng asked her to describe an act shown on a video. “Where on your body did you pee?” Appendeng asked. “My vagina,” Jane said quietly. Bonjean, and McDavid’s attorney, have repeatedly objected to prosecutors admitting the tapes into evidence. They questioned the authenticity of the videos and the chain of custody through which the videos were transferred in the 20 years since they appeared. Retired Chicago police detective Daniel Everett, who investigated one of the tapes in 2002, testified Thursday that he did not know the whereabouts of the original VHS tape with multiple recordings. “I don’t know where he is today,” Everett testified. Jane testified that after the recordings were made, they were sometimes kept in a gym bag or in a wood-paneled room in Kelly’s former home that she called the “wooden button” area. She testified that she sometimes saw Brown carrying the bag full of recordings. Prosecutors did not play the recordings in court Thursday, but warned jurors during opening statements that they will play portions of the videos during the trial and that they are “difficult to watch.”

Lies to the authorities

When the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services began investigating an allegation that Kelly had a sexual relationship with Jane in April 2000 when she was 15, Jane testified that she denied the relationship. She also testified that she later denied to Chicago police investigators that she and Kelly had had a sexual relationship. Jane testified Thursday that she denied having sex with Kelly to her parents, but after reports began surfacing in 2002 about the existence of a tape showing the couple having sex, she said Kelly, Jane and her parents had a meeting where Kelly admitted to having a sexual relationship with their daughter. Jane and her father were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in 2002. Jane testified that before appearing before the grand jury, she had a conversation with Kelly about “faithfulness” and “denial of our relationship and her sex film”. Jane testified that she lied to a jury in 2002 when she denied having sex and appearing in sex videos with the singer. “And why were you untruthful?” Appendeng asked. “Because I was afraid of exposing Robert. Because I was afraid of what might happen to my parents. I also didn’t want that person to be me,” Jane testified. Jane is expected to take the stand again on Friday.

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“How old were you when the sexual acts depicted in these recordings took place?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannice Appenteng asked. “14,” Jane testified. Jane testified that Kelly began having sex with her when she was 14 and had sex with her starting when she was 15 “hundreds” of times before she turned 18. Jane is one of five minors that prosecutors allege Kelly sexually abused in the late 1990s and that he made explicit videos of four of them. Kelly faces charges including producing and receiving child pornography, soliciting minors to engage in criminal sexual activity and obstruction charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Among his co-defendants is Derrel McDavid, the singer’s former business manager and accountant, who faces charges of child pornography and obstruction. Milton “June” Brown, Kelly’s former assistant, faces one count of conspiracy to obtain child pornography. McDavid and Brown have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s attorney, asked jurors during opening statements Wednesday to question why Jane is coming forward now and changing her testimony from two decades ago. “For the past 22 years, she has flatly denied that she was the one in that video. Before any criminal investigation was done, she denied it. She denied it repeatedly to prosecutors, she denied it to social workers to police officers. She denied it under oath to a grand jury,” Bonjean said Wednesday. On the witness stand Thursday, Jane said she is testifying under immunity because she lied to a grand jury in 2002 about her sexual relationship with Kelly and about appearing in the explicit tapes with him. “If I correct my mistakes by telling the truth I will not be prosecuted,” Jane testified.

A family connection

As a young teenager, Jane toured the world with a Christian hip-hop group whose members were her cousins. Prosecutors asked her not to name the group to protect their identities. “I was living my dream,” Jane testified. Her aunt, known professionally as Sparkle, worked with and had a romantic relationship with R. Kelly. It was Sparkle who introduced Jane to Kelly when Jane was 12 or 13 at a gospel concert her church held, she testified. Weeks later, Kelly came to one of her group’s concerts. “He was telling me what a great job I was doing,” Jane testified. “I felt successful. I felt happy.” Shortly after they met, Jane said she started spending more time with Kelly and Sparkle. He would watch Kelly and Sparkle record music and talk basketball and music with Kelly. Jane testified that she was 13 years old when Sparkle suggested that Jane ask Kelly to play a bigger role in her life. “He told me I should ask him to be my godfather.” Sparkle is expected to testify later in the trial. Jane said Kelly “laughed” and agreed to be her godfather, and within weeks, their relationship had turned sexual. Kelly would talk to her on the phone and ask her “what color underwear you’re wearing” and “about my growing breasts” and that “I have to wear a bra,” Jane testified. When Kelly became her godfather, Jane testified that her parents felt comfortable letting her stay the night or even the weekend at his house without her parents or aunt present. “They would almost leave me and then leave,” Jane testified.

Recordings of sexual acts

Jane testified that she was 14 years old when Kelly’s sexual comments became acts. She said Kelly began touching her breasts and vaginal area while touching himself one night when he was in his recording studio. The romance, she testified, quickly turned into oral sex and other sexual acts, and she lost her virginity to him when she was 15. Jane spoke softly as Appendeng asked her to describe an act shown on a video. “Where on your body did you pee?” Appendeng asked. “My vagina,” Jane said quietly. Bonjean, and McDavid’s attorney, have repeatedly objected to prosecutors admitting the tapes into evidence. They questioned the authenticity of the videos and the chain of custody through which the videos were transferred in the 20 years since they appeared. Retired Chicago police detective Daniel Everett, who investigated one of the tapes in 2002, testified Thursday that he did not know the whereabouts of the original VHS tape with multiple recordings. “I don’t know where he is today,” Everett testified. Jane testified that after the recordings were made, they were sometimes kept in a gym bag or in a wood-paneled room in Kelly’s former home that she called the “wooden button” area. She testified that she sometimes saw Brown carrying the bag full of recordings. Prosecutors did not play the recordings in court Thursday, but warned jurors during opening statements that they will play portions of the videos during the trial and that they are “difficult to watch.”

Lies to the authorities

When the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services began investigating an allegation that Kelly had a sexual relationship with Jane in April 2000 when she was 15, Jane testified that she denied the relationship. She also testified that she later denied to Chicago police investigators that she and Kelly had had a sexual relationship. Jane testified Thursday that she denied having sex with Kelly to her parents, but after reports began surfacing in 2002 about the existence of a tape showing the couple having sex, she said Kelly, Jane and her parents had a meeting where Kelly admitted to having a sexual relationship with their daughter. Jane and her father were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in 2002. Jane testified that before appearing before the grand jury, she had a conversation with Kelly about “faithfulness” and “denial of our relationship and her sex film”. Jane testified that she lied to a jury in 2002 when she denied having sex and appearing in sex videos with the singer. “And why were you untruthful?” Appendeng asked. “Because I was afraid of exposing Robert. Because I was afraid of what might happen to my parents. I also didn’t want that person to be me,” Jane testified. Jane is expected to take the stand again on Friday.

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“How old were you when the sexual acts depicted in these recordings took place?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannice Appenteng asked. “14,” Jane testified. Jane testified that Kelly began having sex with her when she was 14 and had sex with her starting when she was 15 “hundreds” of times before she turned 18. Jane is one of five minors that prosecutors allege Kelly sexually abused in the late 1990s and that he made explicit videos of four of them. Kelly faces charges including producing and receiving child pornography, soliciting minors to engage in criminal sexual activity and obstruction charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Among his co-defendants is Derrel McDavid, the singer’s former business manager and accountant, who faces charges of child pornography and obstruction. Milton “June” Brown, Kelly’s former assistant, faces one count of conspiracy to obtain child pornography. McDavid and Brown have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s attorney, asked jurors during opening statements Wednesday to question why Jane is coming forward now and changing her testimony from two decades ago. “For the past 22 years, she has flatly denied that she was the one in that video. Before any criminal investigation was done, she denied it. She denied it repeatedly to prosecutors, she denied it to social workers to police officers. She denied it under oath to a grand jury,” Bonjean said Wednesday. On the witness stand Thursday, Jane said she is testifying under immunity because she lied to a grand jury in 2002 about her sexual relationship with Kelly and about appearing in the explicit tapes with him. “If I correct my mistakes by telling the truth I will not be prosecuted,” Jane testified.

A family connection

As a young teenager, Jane toured the world with a Christian hip-hop group whose members were her cousins. Prosecutors asked her not to name the group to protect their identities. “I was living my dream,” Jane testified. Her aunt, known professionally as Sparkle, worked with and had a romantic relationship with R. Kelly. It was Sparkle who introduced Jane to Kelly when Jane was 12 or 13 at a gospel concert her church held, she testified. Weeks later, Kelly came to one of her group’s concerts. “He was telling me what a great job I was doing,” Jane testified. “I felt successful. I felt happy.” Shortly after they met, Jane said she started spending more time with Kelly and Sparkle. He would watch Kelly and Sparkle record music and talk basketball and music with Kelly. Jane testified that she was 13 years old when Sparkle suggested that Jane ask Kelly to play a bigger role in her life. “He told me I should ask him to be my godfather.” Sparkle is expected to testify later in the trial. Jane said Kelly “laughed” and agreed to be her godfather, and within weeks, their relationship had turned sexual. Kelly would talk to her on the phone and ask her “what color underwear you’re wearing” and “about my growing breasts” and that “I have to wear a bra,” Jane testified. When Kelly became her godfather, Jane testified that her parents felt comfortable letting her stay the night or even the weekend at his house without her parents or aunt present. “They would almost leave me and then leave,” Jane testified.

Recordings of sexual acts

Jane testified that she was 14 years old when Kelly’s sexual comments became acts. She said Kelly began touching her breasts and vaginal area while touching himself one night when he was in his recording studio. The romance, she testified, quickly turned into oral sex and other sexual acts, and she lost her virginity to him when she was 15. Jane spoke softly as Appendeng asked her to describe an act shown on a video. “Where on your body did you pee?” Appendeng asked. “My vagina,” Jane said quietly. Bonjean, and McDavid’s attorney, have repeatedly objected to prosecutors admitting the tapes into evidence. They questioned the authenticity of the videos and the chain of custody through which the videos were transferred in the 20 years since they appeared. Retired Chicago police detective Daniel Everett, who investigated one of the tapes in 2002, testified Thursday that he did not know the whereabouts of the original VHS tape with multiple recordings. “I don’t know where he is today,” Everett testified. Jane testified that after the recordings were made, they were sometimes kept in a gym bag or in a wood-paneled room in Kelly’s former home that she called the “wooden button” area. She testified that she sometimes saw Brown carrying the bag full of recordings. Prosecutors did not play the recordings in court Thursday, but warned jurors during opening statements that they will play portions of the videos during the trial and that they are “difficult to watch.”

Lies to the authorities

When the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services began investigating an allegation that Kelly had a sexual relationship with Jane in April 2000 when she was 15, Jane testified that she denied the relationship. She also testified that she later denied to Chicago police investigators that she and Kelly had had a sexual relationship. Jane testified Thursday that she denied having sex with Kelly to her parents, but after reports began surfacing in 2002 about the existence of a tape showing the couple having sex, she said Kelly, Jane and her parents had a meeting where Kelly admitted to having a sexual relationship with their daughter. Jane and her father were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in 2002. Jane testified that before appearing before the grand jury, she had a conversation with Kelly about “faithfulness” and “denial of our relationship and her sex film”. Jane testified that she lied to a jury in 2002 when she denied having sex and appearing in sex videos with the singer. “And why were you untruthful?” Appendeng asked. “Because I was afraid of exposing Robert. Because I was afraid of what might happen to my parents. I also didn’t want that person to be me,” Jane testified. Jane is expected to take the stand again on Friday.