Singer R. Kelly on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to bribing an official to get a ...
NEW YORK - Singer R. Kelly on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to bribing an official to get a fake identification document for singer Aaliyah, then 15, the day before he married her, the latest charge in a criminal case accusing him of running a years-long scheme to recruit underage girls for sex.
Kelly, known for such hits as “I Believe I Can Fly” and “Bump N’ Grind,” entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn federal court by video conference from Illinois, where he is currently jailed. Prosecutors said that on Aug. 30, 1994, Kelly caused another person to offer a bribe to a government official to create a fake ID for a person identified by the pseudonym “Jane Doe #1.” The person is Aaliyah, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Douglas Anton, a lawyer for Kelly, said after Wednesday’s hearing that the bribery allegation was “ridiculous.”“It’s completely uplifting stuff,” Anton said. “He’s just a genius.”The singer had denied abuse allegations for decades before the latest charges. In 2008, he was tried on child pornography charges and found not guilty.
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