Prosecutors talks about R. Kelly’s ‘Dark Side’ during Trial

An initial effort was made by a federal prosecutor to shed light on R. Kelly's "dark side.”

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during opening statements for the disgraced artist’s federal sex crimes

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and child pornography trial in Chicago on Aug. 17.

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Kelly "had another side," Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Julien informed the jury.

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a hidden side, a dark side, that he did not allow the world to see.”

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Kelly had gone to extreme lengths to defend himself after

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investigators began looking into the allegations of sexual misbehaviour against him.

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According to Julien, they would hear testimony from witnesses who can speak to its existence.

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