{UAH} Sex abuse lawsuit against R Kelly resumes after singer's lawyers say he can't read

Alan Barigye,

Remember I was wondering how R Kelly had lost all his fortune when for the last part of the last decade, he was one of the best selling musicians- with earnings estimated at over $200 million. Obviuoisly his association with women did not help much, but it seems the man is also illiterate- this may explain how he could not keep hold of his money through wise investments etc. The man is now so broke he cant even pay for his bail and his ex-wife takes him to court every month to extract child maintenance ordered by the court. Sometimes I wonder if he is actually just pretending to be broke- if he has cash stashed away somewhere.

Bobby

Sex abuse lawsuit against R Kelly resumes after singer's lawyers say he can't read

The singer did not respond to a lawsuit brought by one of his sexual abuse accusers because he is illiterate, his lawyers say.

Thursday 9 May 2019 09:18, UK

Image:R Kelly's lawyer said he did not respond to a lawsuit because he is illiterate

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R Kelly did not respond to a lawsuit brought by one of his sexual abuse accusers because he can't read, his lawyers say.

The judge Judge Moira Johnson had issued a default judgement against the singer on 23 April after he failed to respond to the lawsuit.

But after his lawyers told the court he had not responded because he could not read the documents, the judge decided on Wednesday to allow the lawsuit to go ahead.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Kelly was served in March while being held in Cook County Jail over his unrelated failure to pay more than $160,000 (£123,000) in child support.

But Kelly's lawyers Raed Shalabi and Zaid Abdallah said on 26 April: "The defendant does not recall being served.

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"The defendant suffers from a learning disability that adversely affects his ability to read - in essence he cannot."

Image:A judge vacated a default judgement she made against the singer

Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse relating to three underage girls and one woman.

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