Prosecutors highlight R. Kelly’s 'dark side,' while the defense calls upcoming witnesses 'extortionists' at his child pornography, sex crimes federal trial in Chicago. Our report
At one point, Julien noted that Kelly had gone to “extraordinary lengths” to protect himself after investigators began looking into the allegations of sexual misconduct against him. He later claimed there was a fourth videotape allegedly containing child pornography. And while the jury would not be shown portions of it because Kelly and his associates were allegedly able to cover it up, Julien said they would hear testimony from witnesses who can speak to its existence.
Kelly’s defense attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, attempted to rebut the prosecution’s case in her opening statement, saying it “really does hinge on the testimony of liars, extortionists, people who engaged in the business of trafficking pornography.” Though Bonjean acknowledged that “Mr. Kelly is imperfect… It is important when the government wants to paint him as a monster that you remember we are talking about a human being. We implore you to keep those emotions in check.
Kathleen Leon, an attorney for Brown, said in their brief opening statement that he was not a “right-hand man” that prosecutors might make him out to be, and instead was just like many of Kelly’s low-level staffers, who were “kept in the dark” about inner-workings. “Milton followed the rules. He kept his head down.” Leon claimed that Brown also thought the video was “fake” at the time.
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