R. Kelly shamed 17-year-old girl he gave herpes and beat her with Nike Air Force 1 shoe, accuser testifies
- The underage victim hoped to get advice on how to make it in the music industry, but Kelly instead performed a sex act on her, she testified
- The victim’s testimony comes during the second week of Kelly’s sex abuse trial. He is accused of trafficking women and girls for illegal sexual activity
R&B star R. Kelly shamed a 17-year-old girl he gave herpes when it caused her pain during sex – and later beat her with his size 12 Nike Air Force 1 shoe, the still-traumatised victim testified on Monday.
The witness, who identified herself on the stand in Brooklyn Federal Court using the pseudonym Jane, first met Kelly at the Dolphin Hotel in Orlando just days after getting his attention at an April 2015 concert.
The underage victim hoped to get advice on how to make it in the music industry, but Kelly instead forced her to get naked and walk back and forth before performing a sex act on her, she testified.
While the two were alone in the room, two Florida police officers knocked at the door. Kelly yelled at Jane to get dressed in the bathroom, she said.
“He was very anxious and scared,” she testified. “He said, ‘Are you 18?’ I said yes. He said, ‘Don’t lie to me.’ ”
