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After ranting and raving to a stoic Gayle King on national television Wednesday, R&B singer R. Kelly added another problem to his growing pile later in the day: Detroit police are investigating his alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in the city in 2001.
R.Kelly investigation spreads to Detroit. (Photo: CBSChicago video)
Police chief James Craig said the department was notified by Chicago police of the incident, which is said to have happened in a Detroit hotel. Police have contacted the alleged victim through her lawyer, but have not received a response.
The woman, now 30, visited Kelly at his home in Atlanta for a period of four years, and says the singer gave her herpes when she was 17, the station reported. . . .
Kelly has a long and complicated Detroit history, including his alleged 1994 marriage to then 15-year-old singer Aaliyah when he was 27 — the same year he produced the Detroit teen's breakout album "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number." The two had met when she was 12.
Well before the sexual allegations and legal issues became a national topic, Detroit was among the top markets for the Chicago-born Kelly. He remained a big draw here in recent years, including strong-selling shows at Little Caesars Arena in February 2018 and at Chene Park several months prior.
After years of allegations that he sexually abused a number of women, many of them minors, Kelly is beginning to face serious consequences. He's charged in Chicago with abusing four women, three of them underage.
