R. Kelly May Face Indictment Following Newly Surfaced Video of Him Allegedly Assaulting Minor

Matthew Strauss of Pitchfork wrote:

A new videotape that allegedly shows R. Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl has surfaced, according to CNN and Jim DeRogatis for The New Yorker. CNN reports that the girl in the alleged video “refers to her body parts as 14 years old.” A senior law enforcement official told DeRogatis that the videotape “may soon lead to [Kelly’s] indictment in Illinois.” In addition, according to DeRogatis, “a law enforcement official said that an indictment is pending and Kelly could be arrested soon.”

R. Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg told CNN, “We are unaware of any new information involving Mr. Kelly.... We have not been contacted by anyone. We have not been informed about any new information by anyone and we have not been contacted by law enforcement.” In addition, when contacted by Pitchfork, Tandra R. Simonton (Chief Communications Officer at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago) said, “We cannot confirm or deny an investigation.”

The lawyer Michael J. Avenatti tweeted in January, “Since April, I have been working on the R. Kelly matter. The results of that work will soon be known. We are going to blow this wide open for the sake of each of his victims and one less pedophile will be free. Count on it.” According to CNN, Avenatti is representing “a whistleblower against Kelly.”

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