R. Kelly’s former goddaughter testifies he had sex with her when she was a 14.
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R. Kelly's former goddaughter says the singer had sex with her hundreds of times before she turned 18 years old ... testifying she was only 15 when they first had sexual intercourse.
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Thursday in Kelly's federal trial in Chicago, telling the jury she had sex with Kelly over and over as a minor because she was too intimidated to say no.
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"The woman, who is now 37, says she asked Kelly to be her godfather back in the late 1990s when she was only 13 ... and she testified things between them quickly turned sexual.
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"Jane testified that the Grammy-winning star had sex with her “innumerable times” after that, sometimes along with other teenage girls whom Kelly requested that she recruit.
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Two of the other minor victims are expected to testify against Kelly later in the trial.
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Kelly, 55, faces a 13-count federal indictment, including charges for child pornography and obstruction of justice.
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He was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in June after his conviction in Brooklyn federal court on nine counts, including racketeering and violations of the Mann Act.
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As a young teen, Jane traveled the world with a Christian hip-hop group whose members were cousins of hers.
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Jane testified she lied to a grand jury in 2002 when she denied having a sexual relationship and appearing in sex videos with the singer.