Attorneys for imprisoned singer R. Kelly alleged in a new court filing that the star witness against him in his federal trial in Chicago last year lied to the jury about her plans to seek millions of dollars in restitution from Kelly upon his conviction.
The long-shot motion filed Saturday asked U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber to throw out Kelly’s conviction on all counts related to “Jane,” his former goddaughter who testified that Kelly repeatedly sexually abused her on videotape when she was a teenager.
Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, argued in the eight-page filing that Jane falsely denied under oath that she had made a decision about whether she would seek restitution from Kelly. Prosecutors also misled the jury by failing to correct Jane’s testimony, Bonjean said.
