Prosecutors in the R. Kelly case have added new charges to those of sexual exploitation, racketeering and obstruction that already target the star.
New accusations of sexual abuse, this time concerning a 17-year-old teenager, met by the R & B singer at a McDonald's in 2006. He then allegedly invited him to his recording studio and had sex with him when he was a minor, according to the BBC.
Prosecutors also say the boy introduced him to another teenager with whom he later had sex.
If they only raise these accusations now, it is to prove that the alleged crimes "are part of a larger pattern and were not isolated events", in other words, that the artist was indeed at the heart of a sex trafficking network.
No decision
Justice has not yet determined whether these new elements could be added to the file and whether the evidence would be presented to the jury.
R. Kelly has been in prison for two years awaiting his trial, which is about to begin: a first trial, in New York federal court, is due to start on August 9, while another trial, in Chicago this time will take place later.
R. Kelly has always denied abusing anyone and his legal team has not responded to these new allegations.
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