R. Kelly is claiming he’s innocent of the new bribery charges he’s now facing. The troubled singer is accused of paying off the alleged victim in his first sex tape case.
According to Bossip, this new indictment filed last month claims that the singer paid off the victim in that early 2000’s case via monthly payments, bought her a new SUV, and paid her father $30,000.
Kelly and two employees, who are now considered his co-defendants, appeared in Chicago Federal Court earlier this week for their arraignment on the bribery charges. Derrel McDavid, Milton Brown, and Kelly all pleaded not guilty, and the judge also pushed back the start date of Kelly’s trial to November 2020.
Kelly’s defense team did score a small victory when the judge decided that the government must turn over any records they obtain regarding witnesses’ mental health and drug history. The judge has also required that evidence be turned over in the case at least 45 days before the trial is to begin.
