R Kelly child porn video scandal
R. Kelly was arrested on child porn charges Wednesday in Chicago, then released on bail Thursday. Kelly allegedly videotaped himself having sex with a 14-year-old girl several years ago. Someone anonymously mailed a copy of the 26-minute videotape in February to the Chicago Sun-Times, which turned it over to the Chicago police. Copies of the tape are widely available over the Internet and from city street vendors.
MTV News interviewed R. Kelly about the allegations in early May, weeks before his arrest. (May 2002)
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the parents of the then-14-year-old girl at the center of last week's sex-tape indictments against R. Kelly. Specifically, the agency has renewed its probe into whether the teenage girl's parents allowed her to have sex with the singer. (Jun 2002)
Johnny Maldoro describes the R. Kelly tape's contents in detail as part of his regular Village Voice porn video review column. (Jun 2002)
R. Kelly has released a new single called "Heaven, I Need a Hug," in which he pleads for industry and fan support while he defends himself from child porn charges. The general manager of Chicago's WGCI reports that the new song is "getting requested up the yin-yang." (Jun 2002)
Chicago police are investigating another R. Kelly sex tape, which allegedly shows him with four different women. (Jul 2002)
