R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charges
Involving His Marriage to Aaliyah R. Kelly has pleaded now not guilty to bribery charges related to his 1994 marriage to Aaliyah. On Wednesday, Kelly’s attorney, Steven Greenberg, entered the now not responsible plea in Brooklyn federal courtroom on behalf of his client, who was on a remote video feed from a federal detention facility in Chicago. Prosecutors say that Kelly and others bribed an Illinois authorities employee so one can pay for a “fraudulent identification document” for an unidentified female on Aug. 30, 1994. A day later, Kelly married Aaliyah, who was 15 on the time, in a mystery ceremony in Chicago.
The faux ID turned into used to obtain a wedding license that listed Aaliyah’s age as 18. The marriage turned into annulled months later due to her age. The allegation has been brought to the present racketeering fee filed in opposition to Kelly in New York that accuses him of sexually exploiting underage girls. Kelly’s New Jersey defense attorney, Doug Anton, has referred to as the new charges “ridiculous and absurd,” reviews USA Today. Kelly has already pleaded no longer guilty to over a dozen sex-crime prices filed towards him considering the fact that February. The 52-year-vintage singer, who stays in federal custody, is scheduled to head on trial in his federal case in Chicago in April, and the subsequent month in New York, with the nation case in Chicago scheduled for Sept. 14.