Woman who says R. Kelly sexually abused her when she was 16 to resume testimony

A woman who says R. Kelly demanded she call him “Daddy” when she was 16 and choked her until she passed out is expected to retake the witness stand on Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, in the second day of the R&B’s singer’s sex abuse trial.

Jerhonda Pace, 28, is one of six women and girls, whom prosecutors say R. Kelly dominated and demanded absolute fealty from in a two-decade racketeering scheme where he recruited and abused his victims. They include the late singer Aaliyah, who was 15 when she married Kelly.

In an opening statement on Wednesday, Assistant United States Attorney Maria Cruz Melendez told a jury that Kelly used “lies, manipulation, threats and physical a…

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