Wednesday, January 22, 2003
MIAMI - R. Kelly, already facing child pornography charges in Illinois, was
arrested Wednesday in Florida on additional child pornography charges after
investigators said they found 12 photographs of a nude girl at the singer's
home.
Kelly, whose first name is Robert, was arrested without incident at a
Miami-Dade County hotel. He was being held at the county jail. Bond was set
at $12,000.
The Grammy award-winning artist has been out on bond and awaiting trial on
21 counts of child pornography in Chicago. Those charges stem from a
videotape authorities say shows him having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Kelly, 36, has denied that charge.
Col. Grady Judd of the Polk County Sheriff's Office told WSVN-TV that three
photos show Kelly having sex with a female under 18. In the other nine
photos, the female is nude. He said the photos were found last June during a
search of a home Kelly rented in Davenport after he was arrested there on
the Illinois warrant. Davenport, in Polk County, is about 35 miles southwest
of Orlando.
The R&B singer is known for hits ranging from the Grammy-winning,
gospel-like "I Believe I Can Fly" to sexually charged material such as "Bump
'n' Grind," "Feelin' On Yo Booty" and "Your Body's Callin'."
The Illinois investigation began after the Chicago Sun-Times reported last
February that it had received the tape anonymously and passed it along to
Chicago police.
Kelly also has been the focus of at least four lawsuits, three of which
accuse him of having sex with underage girls. He has acknowledged settling
two of the lawsuits regarding underage sex, but his lawyers have said they
will fight the third.
Kelly's new album, Chocolate Factory, is scheduled to be released in
February. He was nominated for a Grammy earlier this month for the song "The
World's Greatest," from the Ali soundtrack.
MIAMI - R. Kelly, already facing child pornography charges in Illinois, was
arrested Wednesday in Florida on additional child pornography charges after
investigators said they found 12 photographs of a nude girl at the singer's
home.
Kelly, whose first name is Robert, was arrested without incident at a
Miami-Dade County hotel. He was being held at the county jail. Bond was set
at $12,000.
The Grammy award-winning artist has been out on bond and awaiting trial on
21 counts of child pornography in Chicago. Those charges stem from a
videotape authorities say shows him having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Kelly, 36, has denied that charge.
Col. Grady Judd of the Polk County Sheriff's Office told WSVN-TV that three
photos show Kelly having sex with a female under 18. In the other nine
photos, the female is nude. He said the photos were found last June during a
search of a home Kelly rented in Davenport after he was arrested there on
the Illinois warrant. Davenport, in Polk County, is about 35 miles southwest
of Orlando.
The R&B singer is known for hits ranging from the Grammy-winning,
gospel-like "I Believe I Can Fly" to sexually charged material such as "Bump
'n' Grind," "Feelin' On Yo Booty" and "Your Body's Callin'."
The Illinois investigation began after the Chicago Sun-Times reported last
February that it had received the tape anonymously and passed it along to
Chicago police.
Kelly also has been the focus of at least four lawsuits, three of which
accuse him of having sex with underage girls. He has acknowledged settling
two of the lawsuits regarding underage sex, but his lawyers have said they
will fight the third.
Kelly's new album, Chocolate Factory, is scheduled to be released in
February. He was nominated for a Grammy earlier this month for the song "The
World's Greatest," from the Ali soundtrack.
