R Kelly, the ‘Ignition’ hit maker was lately freed after he had been arrested following the accusation of sexually abusing minors.It was not the first time he was facing such an accusation. These are some of what he has been through:
In 1994, he was accused of marrying a 15 years old singe Aaliyah. He was then 27 and was later discovered that Aaliyah had lied about her age during the wedding that she was 18.
In 1996, another woman, Tiffany Hawkins, sued Kelly for personal and emotional distress she claimed she suffered during a three year relationship with the star when she was still a teenager. She said she first had sex with Kelly in 1991 when she was 15 and he was 24.
In January 2001, a video tape was discovered purporting to show Kelly having sex with an underage girl.
In August 2001, the singer was hit by another lawsuit, this time brought by a former intern at his label, Epic Records. Tracy Sampson claimed Kelly encouraged her “into an indecent sexual relationship” in 2000, when she was 17-years-old.
In February 2002, another tape was discovered which purported to show Kelly having sex with an underage girl.This time the girl, who was 17 at the time of the story, was identified by her aunt, who believed her to be 14 at the time the tape was recorded.
In April and May 2002, two new women filed new lawsuits against him alleging sexual misconduct. The first, Patrice Jones, claimed Kelly had got her pregnant when she was underage, and then forced her to have an abortion. Patrice claimed Kelly pressured her into a sexual relationship when she was 16 years old, and that she had sex with him 20 or 30 times. Another woman, Montina Woods, also suited Kelly, alleging that he videotaped them having sex without her knowledge.