Now 37, she has been identified in court only as 'Jane,' and had previously denied Kelly abused her, but prosecutors say that's because Kelly's team threatened her and her family.
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Earlier in the trial we heard about how the sexual abuse, tied to the charges in this case, started when Jane, now 37, just 14 years old. Jane has said Kelly abused her hundreds of times from when she was 14 until she turned 18. Jane said many of those sex acts were recorded by Kelly, and three such videos are part of the evidence in this trial and her testimony in particular.
Bonjean also questioned Jane about friendly text message exchanges between her and Kelly from 2018 and 2019; including texts Jane sent before and after the docuseries"Surviving R. Kelly" was released in January 2019. Jane and both of her parents were granted immunity in this trial, but her father has since passed away.
Kelly is on trial on a 13-count indictment, including child pornography and obstruction of justice charges. Two associates, former business manager Derrel McDavid and former assistant Milton Brown, are being tried alongside him. The trial is expected to last four weeks.Jury to see videos prosecutors say show R. Kelly sexually abusing star witness when she was a girl
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