On 17 August trial, A federal court room of Chicago city was told on the opening day of the former R&B, Robert Sylvester Kelly, 55, sexual assault case that Kelly paid people to zip their lips after underaged girls assault.
According to court records, he is accused of coercing five underage girls dragging into child pornography between September 1998 and September 1999.
Federal prosecutors said people knew about the illegal VHS tapes but the money zip their lips given by the singing star. He added that Kelly even paid to a victim's family to leave the United States. Prosecutors further revealed that Kelly's employees conceal identity and connection to him or any recordings. Kelly's victims were all from ages 12 to 17 years. All five alleged victims are expected to testify at the trial, which will not be televised.
Prosecutors further told that they will play three of four tapes for the jury, with one directly linked to the 2008 allegations. The others are believed to be related to other alleged victims.
U.S. Assistant Attorney Jason Julien told the court.
"Robert Kelly had sex with multiple children. He made videotapes having sex with multiple children,"
"This trial is not complicated in terms of what the issues are."
Joycelyn Savage known to be Kelly's fiancée revealed that she is pregnant with the singer's baby
Kelly was already found guilty in September in a Federal Court in Brooklyn. He was convicted for all nine charges, including racketeering, the sexual exploitation of children, forced labor and transporting girls across state lines to engage in illegal sexual activity.
