R. Kelly's lawyer says prosecution witnesses in his sex crimes trial lied
In her closing argument Tuesday that the case against the singer largely rests on the testimony of "blackmailers and extortionists." He's accused of producing child porn and rigging an early trial.
Updated September 13, 2022 at 12:39 PM ET
R. Kelly's lead attorney told jurors during her closing argument Tuesday that federal prosecutors' case accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial largely rests on the testimony of perjurers and blackmailers.
Standing at a podium a few feet in front of jurors, Jennifer Bonjean noted that many key government witnesses, including some of the women who accused Kelly of sexually abusing them, testified with immunity to ensure they wouldn't
