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T.I. and Tiny Evade Sexual Abuse Charges in Los Angeles Due to Expired Statute of Limitations
To date, the couple has been accused by more than 30 women of sexual assault, drugging and, in some cases trafficking.
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A Look at the Legal Machine That Worked to Keep R. Kelly’s Accusers Silent
In addition to fear, shame and guilt, other factors such as nondisclosure agreements and settlements often play a large part in silencing survivors.
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‘The Scars…Continue to Live With All of Us’: Simone Biles and Fellow US Gymnasts Give Congressional Testimony on FBI Mishandling of Nassar Case
‘I blame Larry Nassar, and I also blame an entire system,’ said Biles. She and three fellow gymnasts called for indictments of enablers and FBI agents involved.
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Judge Allows Jurors to Hear Tapes That Capture R. Kelly Verbally and Physically Assaulting Accusers
This additional evidence comes just 24 hours after a previous accuser testified to witnessing a “sexual act” between R. Kelly and late R&B singer Aaliyah.
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Witness Testifies She Saw R. Kelly Perform a ‘Sexual Act’ on Aaliyah When the Singer Was Just a Teen; Second Male Accuser Takes the Stand
This testimony comes during week four of Kelly’s federal sex trafficking trial.
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R. Kelly Reportedly Once Berated an Assistant for Letting One of His Girlfriends ‘Escape’
On Friday, a former assistant echoed prior allegations of Kelly’s obsessive control over his live-in girlfriends, saying ‘they were not free to roam the house.’
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As the 4th Week of R. Kelly’s Trial Opens, a Witness Testifies to Being Raped, Imprisoned and Starved for Several Days
The woman testified that she was assaulted while unconscious; another witness detailed her time as one of Kelly’s ‘girlfriends,’ including abuse and forced sex.
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Day 11 of R. Kelly’s Criminal Trial Further Illustrates Alleged Pattern of Grooming
A new witness testified to a nine-year, on-and-off relationship with the singer that began when she was 15.
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R. Kelly’s First Male Accuser Takes the Stand as Another Witness Testifies Kelly Raped Her Days After Marrying Aaliyah
Both accusers state they were 17 when sexually abused by Kelly. As more witnesses testify, the complicity of the singer’s entourage is also spotlighted.
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R. Kelly Reportedly Considered Himself a ‘Genius’ Entitled to Have Sex With ‘Very Young Girls’
A female witness said Kelly likened himself to fellow entertainer Jerry Lee Lewis and testified that the R&B star ‘humiliated me, degraded me, he scared me.’