A key witness in the trial against R. Kelly continued her testimony Thursday, detailing allegations of aggressive physical & sexual abuse when she was a minor
In this courtroom artist's sketch made from a video screen monitor of a Brooklyn courtroom, defendant R. Kelly, left, listens during the opening day of his trial on Aug. 18, 2021 in New York., Jerhonda Pace, continued her testimony against the R&B singer at the Eastern District of New York courthouse in Brooklyn on Thursday , detailing allegations of aggressive physical and sexual abuse when she was a minor.
Melendez asked Pace to read a journal entry dated January 23, 2010, the last day Pace says she had a sexual encounter with Kelly. As she held the paper in hand, Pace began to softly cry. She quickly composed herself, wiping her face with Kleenex, and read the entry aloud to the court."I went to Rob's house and Rob called me 'a silly bitch.' Rob slapped me three times and said if I lied to him again it's not going to be an open hand next time," she read.
Cannick continued to press Pace for answers regarding her reasoning for waiting outside of Kelly's home, previous meetings with the prosecution lasting over five hours and talk show interviews she has given about her relationship with Kelly. Many of these questions were met with"I don't recall," from Pace.
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