R Kelly trial Chicago: Man grilled about inconsistencies over alleged promise for stolen sex tapes

CHICAGO (WLS) — Because the R. Kelly trial continues for the second week, the person who mentioned he was promised one million {dollars} to get the Chicago R&B singer his stolen intercourse tapes testified for a second day.

Charles Freeman was questioned by protection attorneys for Kelly and Kelly’s co-defendants Wednesday.

For a lot of the day, the lawyer for Derrel McDavid grilled Freeman about what he informed a Grand Jury in comparison with what he informed the jury Tuesday on this federal trial, emphasizing some inconsistencies.

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Beau Brindley requested about Freeman threatening to carry a press convention if Kelly and his group did not give him extra money.

“The aim was to strain Mr. Kelly and Mr. McDavid to get extra money,” Brindley requested

“Sure, however that was to get the cost that was missed,” Freeman answered.

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The lawyer for Kelly contends Freeman was attempting to extort Kelly for cash and emphasised Freeman’s cope with federal prosecutors.

“Not solely are you testifying right here with a grant of immunity, you will have immunity from Cook dinner County,” Jennifer Bonjean requested.

“Sure,” Freeman answered.

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Freeman testified Tuesday that he was promised $100,000 each odd yr earlier than Kelly’s Cook dinner County trial in 2008.

The R&B star was tried and acquitted in Cook dinner County when the underage lady within the intercourse tape didn’t cooperate with prosecutors.

Throughout this federal trial, jurors have heard from a girl calling herself “Jane,” who testified she was within the video and she or he was solely 14 years previous.