As R.Kelly stands trial for allegations of sex trafficking, it was recently revealed that he engaged in "underage sexual contact" with late R&B singer Aaliyah . The damning statement was shared during a pretrial hearing and came from one of Kelly's lawyers who said "The defense does concede that Mr Kelly had underage sexual contact with Jane Doe #1," The Independent reported . “Are you going to deny that there was sexual contact with Jane Doe 1? They were married,” Judge Ann Donnelly asked on Tuesday, according to the Daily Beast. "No," Kelly's defense lawyer Thomas Farinella responded. CNN identified the anonymous victim as Aaliyah. It was added that the offense occurred when Kelly and Aaliyah were illegally married, Oxygen reported . The Chicago native's lawyers attempted to dismiss allegations involving Jane Doe #1 due to her "unfortunate passing... on 25 August 2001," further adding that "she is legally unavailable." Aaliyah passed away on Aug. 25, 2001, after a tragic plane...
