Conflicting pictures emerge of alleged R. Kelly victim
(Agencies)
2008-06-10 16:01
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In this June 2, 2008 file photo, singer R. Kelly returns to the Cook County Criminal Court Building after a break as his child pornography trial continues in Chicago.[Agencies]
She's been described over several weeks of testimony as a Christian singer and a point guard, a participant in three-way sex and as the goddaughter to one of the music industry's biggest stars.
Even the family of the alleged victim in the R. Kelly child pornography trial doesn't seem to agree about her, especially about whether she's on a 27-minute sex tape that could send the R&B star to prison for up to 15 year if convicted.
The alleged victim says it's not her on the tape. So testimony from prosecution and defense witnesses has sometimes painted contrasting pictures of the person who once called Kelly her "godfather."
Four family members have testified for the prosecution that she is the person on the tape; three have testified for the defense that she's not.
Asked by prosecutors whether the family has "split in half as a result of this incident," one relative, Leroy Edwards Jr., answered softly, "Yes."
Kelly, 41, has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of child pornography. His lawyers say it's neither him nor the alleged victim on the tape, suggesting the images could have been computer-generated — possibly in a bid to extort money from the singer.