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June 2008
- R. Kelly Witness Was Threatened
  
  Associated Press | Jun 18, 08 11:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The star witness in R. Kelly's child pornography trial said she was threatened for coming forward, AP reports. According to documents unsealed yesterday—a week after Kelly was acquitted—Lisa Van Allen claimed an employee told her she should have been killed for damaging the R&B star. Allen had testified that she had sex with Kelly and an underage female on tape. More »
- Why R. Kelly Was Acquitted
  
  Time | Jun 14, 08 7:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jurors in the R. Kelly trial say it was the lack of testimony from the alleged victim—or her parents—that swayed them towards acquittal, Time reports. One juror said he was sure it was Kelly in the sex tape at the heart of the case, but wasn't convinced of the girl's identity. And jurors said the R. Kelly mole that was the object of endless hours of testimony was a non-issue: "The mole played more of a role for the press. It never came up in deliberations." Five of the jurors had been ready to convict at one point. More »
- R. Kelly Not Guilty on All Counts
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 13, 08 4:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Just over 6 years after he was originally indicted, singer R. Kelly was found not guilty today on all 14 child porn counts against him. The jury of three women and nine men deliberated for less than a day before acquitting the singer/songwriter after a 4-week trial, the Chicago Tribune reports. "This prosecution is one we have no reservations about," said the state's attorney. More »
- Deliberations Begin in R. Kelly Sex Tape Trial
  
  New York Post | Jun 12, 08 9:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Both sides in the R. Kelly child porn case have presented their closing arguments, and the jury will resume deliberating the fate of the R&B singer tomorrow morning, the New York Post reports. Jurors today watched parts of the infamous tape that prosecutors say shows Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Kelly and the alleged victim both have denied being on the tape. He faces up to 15 years if convicted. More »
- R. Kelly Case Obsesses Over Mole
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 6, 08 12:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The R. Kelly jury was treated to a short course in video doctoring yesterday, as the rapper's defense team worked to discredit the tape prosecutors say shows him having sex with a very underage girl. The issue is the now-infamous R. Kelly mole the defense says isn't there in the man on the video. The defense broke down footage the prosecutors say shows the mole, and found that it appears on exactly 2 frames of video, and then disappears. More »
- Witness: I Had Threesomes With Kelly, Girl
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 3, 08 7:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A key witness in R. Kelly's child porn trial told the court yesterday how the singer on three occasions videotaped himself having threesomes with her and a girl then believed to be 13, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lisa Van Allen, now 27, believes the sex tape at the heart of the case was made in 1998 when she had sex with the two, "as they both looked exactly the same way." More »
May 2008
- Eleventh-Hour Witness Holds Up R. Kelly Trial
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 29, 08 8:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The R. Kelly trial will resume today, after the defense called a 24-hour halt so it could interview a surprise new witness. The defense said yesterday that someone called them, promising to undermine the prosecution’s key witness, who is expected to testify that she had a threesome with Kelly and the girl in the video. The prosecution will call that witness today. More »
- Witness IDs Kelly In Child Porn Tape
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | May 28, 08 5:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Witnesses in the R. Kelly child-porn case have identified the singer and a young teen girl in a sex tape, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . “I didn't want to think it was them,” said Kelly’s former assistant, but on a second viewing, she was “110%” certain. The girl would come to Kelly's studio "after school and do her homework," once even showing up with an overnight bag, the aide said. More »
- Kelly Jurors Watch Child Porn Video
  
  E! Online | May 21, 08 6:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The kiddie-porn trial of R&B superstar R. Kelly kicked off yesterday with a viewing of the tape behind it all, E! Online reports. "You will see the sex acts he commands her to do—vile, disturbing, and disgusting sex acts that were choreographed, produced, and starred in by Robert Kelly," said the lead prosecutor before showing the 26-minute tape. More »
- How to Avoid R. Kelly Jury Duty
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 16, 08 2:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - R. Kelly's jury is complete, and the arduous process of getting it filled contains a lesson: Should you ever be called upon to weigh in at a child pornography trial, the Chicago Tribune offers some proven ways—at least they worked in this case— to avoid getting trapped in the jury box: Mention your teenage daughter. Argue the age of consent is too high. Explain that you're a doctor with lives to save. More »
- R. Kelly Deputies Rebuff Reporter Over Doughnuts
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | May 14, 08 3:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It seems Chicago cops are dead serious about keeping the media on a short leash during the R. Kelly child-pornography trial: Today, deputies rejected doughnuts from radio reporter Brendan Greeley, worried it could be interpreted as a sign of favoritism. Greeley was told he was “being a distraction” and threatened with the revocation of his media credentials, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. More »
- Judge Begins Jury Selection in R. Kelly Trial
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 9, 08 2:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Chicago judge today denied R. Kelly's attempt to further delay his child-pornography trial—already six years in the making—and began jury selection before recessing for the weekend, reports the Tribune in its gavel-to-gavel coverage. A circus atmosphere earlier prevailed outside the court, with fans and detractors of the R&B singer loudly heralding his arrival. More »

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