Embattled American R&B R Kelly has finally admitted to having “underage sexual contact” with late singer Aaliyah (who was 15-years-old at the time) in a confession which comes nearly three decades after he and the late singer were alleged to have illegally married.
In a statement to The Independent, Thomas A Farinella, one of the lawyers defending Kelly, wrote: “The defence does concede that Mr Kelly had underage sexual contact with Jane Doe #1.”
Kelly’s lawyers had previously attempted to dismiss claims by prosecutors that involved “Jane Doe #1” due to her “unfortunate passing… on 25 August 2001”, citing that “she is legally unavailable”. Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash on 25 August 2001 at the age of 22.
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Recall that Kelly served as executive producer on Aaliyah’s 1994 debut album ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number’ and had previously denied rumours that he and his then-protégé had a sexual relationship.
The singer faces multiple charges including s3x trafficking in New York, Minnesota and Illinois, and according to federal prosecutors he also had sexual contact with an underage boy.
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