R. Kelly’s sexual assault tape is just as disturbing as people imagined, according to lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represents two of the singer’s alleged victims.
R. Kelly ‘s sexual assault tape is just as disturbing as people imagined, according to lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represents two of the singer’s alleged victims.
Avenatti held a press conference Friday in Chicago several hours after criminal charges against Kelly were announced, and the lawyer gave a detailed account of what’s on the infamous VHS videotape — which allegedly shows Kelly assaulting a 14-year-old girl as she calls him “Daddy.”
The footage had been rumored to exist for years but was only recently obtained by Avenatti following a months-long investigation.
“Earlier this month, we uncovered and recovered a videotape of over 40 minutes in length,” Avenatti said. “This tape leaves no question as to whether R. Kelly is guilty of multiple sexual illegal acts against a 14-year-old girl.”
According to Avenatti, the tape shows Kelly assaulting the teen at his “residence” sometime in the late ’90s — “approximately 1999.” It allegedly depicts two separate scenes shot on two separate days.
“It is clear that this young lady was 14 years of age at the time the video was shot,” Avenatti said, noting how Kelly and the girl both allegedly stated her age out loud.
