Michael Avenatti says the visible professional “leaves no query” in Kelly’s guilt.
R. Kelly is going through 10 counts aggravated legal sexual abuse towards 4 alleged victims. The case constructed towards the singer is powerful, in line with legal professional Michael Avenatti, who’s presently representing six shoppers together with two alleged victims, two mother and father and two “whistleblowers.”
Avenatti not too long ago tweeted screenshots from the intercourse tape that led to R. Kelly’s arrest on Friday, February 22. The won’t be included on this web page attributable to their delicate nature. After receiving criticism for having printed the content material, Avanetti defended his determination. “These are all R. Kelly. No minor is depicted or proven,” he acknowledged, shortly after sharing the screenshots.
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“The tape was shot within the late ‘90s, roughly 1999, it depicts two separate scenes shot on two separate days inside Mr. Kelly’s residence on the time,” Avenatti explained. “The audio on the tape, you’ll be able to clearly take heed to it — it’s clear — the video is way superior to the video that was utilized in connection to the 2008 trial. It’s a wholly completely different video.” On this new video, R. Kelly is believed to repeatedly “confer with the sufferer’s age as 14” over 10 separate instances.
“I count on R Kelly to additionally face federal fees within the coming weeks/months. These fees might be distinct from the crimes for which he was charged yesterday and can lead to a separate legal continuing,” Avanetti wrote earlier immediately. “In the end, R Kelly will rightly spend his remaining days in jail.”