R. Kelly accuser says singer starved her for days before sexually assaulting her
- The woman, who identified herself as Sonia, said she was kept in a locked room without food and water at the R&B star’s Chicago studio
- Kelly has pleaded not guilty to nine criminal counts for running an alleged decades-long racketeering scheme targeting women and girls
R. Kelly sexually assaulted a woman at his Chicago studio nearly two decades ago, where he locked her up without food and water, the woman testified at the R&B singer’s sex abuse trial on Thursday.
The woman, who identified herself as Sonia, told jurors in Brooklyn federal court she was kept at least two days in a locked room at Kelly’s Chocolate Factory studio in 2003.
Sonia said that after finally being allowed to eat she became “extremely full” after a few bites and “felt something coming over” before falling asleep.
She said Kelly was adjusting his pants when she woke up, and recalled feeling “wet stuff” between her legs and on her thighs.
“Made me feel like something happened to me,” Sonia said under questioning by Assistant US Attorney Maria Cruz Melendez. “I know my body … I was touched sexually.”