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September 16, 2021

Survivor Recounts Walking in on R. Kelly Sexually Assaulting Aaliyah When She Was Just 13 or 14
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In New York, as the federal trial for accused sexual predator and
trafficker R. Kelly continues, a survivor and former backup dancer told
the court earlier this week she saw Kelly engaged in a "sexual
situation" with rising R&B superstar Aaliyah when she was just 13 or 14
years old. Kelly and Aaliyah were married in 1994 using falsified
documents when Aaliyah was only 15 and Kelly was 27. R. Kelly faces
multiple federal criminal charges, including sexual exploitation of
children, kidnapping and forced labor.