R. Kelly's case rested

03-06-2008 15:00

Prosecutors in the R. Kelly trial rested their case yesterday (02.06.08) following explosive evidence from a key witness.Lisa Van Allen told the court she had threesomes with the singer - real name Robert Kelly - and an underage girl.Van Allen claimed Kelly told her the girl was 16, rather than her alleged real age of 13. She also declared Kelly filmed them having sex, but stopped when she started crying.Van Allen said: "He got upset and said he couldn't watch that. He couldn't do anything with that, with me crying. He stopped the camera."Kelly is on trial over 14 counts relating to a 26-minute video which shows a man having sex with a girl aged around 13.Van Allen began her three-year relationship with the singer in 1998 - around the time he is accused of making the sex tape at the centre of the allegations he is on trial for.