R. Kelly's Most Disturbing Underage Sex Crime Scandals REVEALED
Aug. 9 2016, Published 6:21 p.m. ET
From alleged sexual relationships with underage girls to going to trial for child pornography, R. Kelly has made countless headlines for his alleged sex crimes over the years. With the 49-year-old reportedly dating 19-year-old Halle Calhoun, check out the most shocking allegations made against him.
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Kelly married then-15-year-old Aaliyah, who he met when the late singer was 12, at 27 years old. The marriage was annulled by her family soon after in 1994.
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Only two years later in 1996, Tiffany Hawkins filed a lawsuit against Kelly claiming she had a sexual relationship with him that began in 1991 when she was 15 and he was 24. Hawkins settled with Kelly.
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Patrice Jones sued Kelly in 2002 after she claimed he got her pregnant and convinced her to have an abortion. She claimed they had sex when she was 16 years old. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
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Tracy Sampson, who claimed she lost her virginity to him at 17, filed a lawsuit against Kelly. The case was settled out of court again.
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A sex tape the Chicago Sun-Times obtained was handed over to police. Authorities could not determine if the "Trapped in the Closet" singer was in the tape with the underage girl. A year later, a second tape emerged showing Kelly having sexual relations with a teenager, who was believed to be 14 at the time. The girl was said to be his goddaughter.
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In 2002, he was indicted on 21 felony charges of sex with a minor and child pornography. He was acquitted of all charges six years after the indictment.
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New York family law attorney told The National ENQUIRER she believes the case should have went to trial years before it did. "Are they waiting for this young girl to die of old age?" she asked. "Not only has the girl in this video been victimized by her perpetrator - but she has also been victimized by the system which has caused this trial to be delayed for years on end, without allowing her to have any closure."
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In June 2002, police claimed to have found photos of Kelly having sexual intercourse with underage women. But in 2004, the charges were dropped because the search warrant was not obtained legally.
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Kelly's publicist Regina Daniels quit suddenly the same year. Her husband revealed to Los Angeles radio station KJLH that the "Ignition" singer had an "inappropriate relationship" with their 21-year-old daughter, who he met when she was 7.
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In 2009, The ENQUIRER reported that police searched Kelly's home when they received a tip that an underage girl was staying with him, a family insider revealed. They weren't home when police arrived, but they determined the girl was 17. Although she was the age of legal consent in the state, they worked on determining when the romance began. "I plan to talk to Kelly then and make a determination at that time if there is anything to pursue or not," Detective Michael Mayden told The ENQUIRER. No filings against Kelly were made.
Kelly is now reportedly dating 19-year-old Calhoun after they were photographed at a party together in Atlanta over the weekend.