R. Kelly's case rested - page 2

03-06-2008 15:00

As well as admitting to threesomes with Kelly and the girl in the tape, Van Allen identified both of them as appearing in the video being shown to the court.

She also claimed the singer carried a bag of sex videotapes with him "wherever he went".

Van Allen, who was on the stand for most of yesterday, later alleged Kelly's business manager Derrel McDavid paid her and another man $20,000 each for the return of a sex tape.

She alleges that in March 2007, Kelly flew her and her fiance Yul Brown to Chicago in hopes of retrieving the videotape of the first threesome. Van Allen also claims Kelly offered her $250,000 for the footage, paying her an initial $20,000 with the promise of the remainder upon delivery of the tape.

Kelly's defence insist Van Allen was lying, pointing to the fact that her current and previous boyfriends both have convictions for fraud.

Defence lawyer Sam Adam Sr. claimed the witness had "cooked up" the plan.

Kelly faces up to 15 years jail if convicted.