Jurors To Be Shown Sex Video Of R. Kelly With Teen Goddaughter: Report

As disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly continues to face the Illinois Court for an alleged child pornography case, jurors would be shown videotapes of a lewd incident as evidence, sources confirmed.

During the opening statement of the federal trial in Chicago, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Julien told the court that jurors would be shown three videotapes of the 55-year-old Grammy award-winning singer allegedly having "sexual contact" with his then-14-year-old goddaughter, the Chicago Tribune reported. Kelly also allegedly videotaped himself having sexual intercourse with other children.

"The defendant, Robert Kelly, had sex with multiple children," Julien said before the court on Wednesday, according to the outlet.

He continued, "He made videotapes of himself having sex with children. ... And he kept those videos close, because if the world found out that he was having sex with children, he'd be in a lot of trouble, and it would ruin his career."

The jurors would reportedly hear the testimony of the now 37-year-old former goddaughter of Kelly, who was given the pseudonym "Jane," along with four other victims who were also minors when Kelly "allegedly sexually assaulted them."

The authorities reportedly collected another tape, and it allegedly depicted child pornography. However, it would not be shown to the jurors because Kelly and the defendants, including Kelly's former business manager, Derrel McDavid, and another associate, Milton "June" Brown, had already "successfully covered it up," according to the prosecutors. But a witness will confirm the existence of the videotape, Julien stated.

While the federal authorities were investigating one of the tapes in the early 2000s, Kelly had allegedly sent "Jane" and her whole family on a monthlong trip outside of the country to hide the truth. Upon their return, they "lied" to the authorities that the tape had existed on Kelly's behalf. The family had reportedly been "caught in the web" of Kelly's career, as they had become financially dependent on him, with "Jane's" father being a guitar player of the "I Believe I Can Fly" singer's band.

Over three years ago, Kelly got convicted of "child pornography and conspiracy to obstruct justice," where he allegedly paid off his then-goddaughter during the 2008 trial in Cook County, Illinois.

Kelly and his team also made "extraordinary length" to cover up the tapes and locate the incriminating videos. According to the New York Post, jurors acquitted Kelly in the 2008 child pornography trial, explaining that they "had no choice" because the victim did not testify.

Julien also revealed that the convicted singer paid "huge sums" to keep witnesses from speaking up about the incidents.

Federal prosecutors have now labeled the international star a "sexual predator," adding that behind his stardom hid a darker side that the "world would soon see."

Meanwhile, Kelly's legal team, including attorney Jennifer Bonjean, urged the jurors to dismiss the portrayal of the prosecutors toward Kelly as a "monster."

"When the government wants to paint him as a monster ... you remember we are talking about a human being," Bonjean said.

She added, "It is true that Mr. Kelly is imperfect. On his journey from poverty to stardom, he stumbled along the way."

Kelly's team believed that the jurors would still find the R&B artist not guilty of the charges against him, including "enticing minors" for sex, making child pornography, and "rigging" the 2008 trial.

In June, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison by the Brooklyn federal court and charged with nine counts. The charges included racketeering and violations of the Mann Act.