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R Kelly's lawyer admits in court the singer had 'sexual contact' with Aaliyha when she was 15 - Daily Mail
Aug 03, 2021 1 min, 15 secs
Kelly appeared to admit in Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday that the R&B singer had 'sexual contact' with Aaliyah when she was just 15 years old.

The 54-year-old singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, appeared in court with his attorney Thomas Farinella for a pre-trial hearing in a racketeering case slated to start next Monday.

Among other allegations, the 'I Believe I Can Fly' singer has been accused of bribing an official in Illinois in 1994 to issue an illegal wedding certificate to Aaliyah that said she was 18 years old when she was just 15 years old.

Farinella appeared to make the shocking admission while being questioned by Judge Ann Donnelly - who asked if he was going to deny there was sexual contact between Jane Doe 1, the alias used for Aaliyah in the case, the New York Daily News reported.

Kelly, right, appears alongside lawyer Thomas Farinella, center, during a hearing on sex trafficking allegations.

Kelly, left, had 'sexual contact' with Aaliyah, right, when she was just 15 years old.

But Farinella then appeared to walk back the admission after federal prosecutor Elizabeth Geddes reminded him that Aaliyah, born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, was underage at the time.

We're not prepared to concede that right now,' Farinella said.

Kelly and Aaliyah had a quiet friendship and were married in secret in 1994 when he was 27 years old and she was still underage

Kasulis has said one witness will testify at trial that he believed Kelly had 'impregnated' Aaliyah while she was underage, Complex reported

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