Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault and sexual abuse involving minors that some readers may find disturbing.
On February 23, R. Kelly was arrested on charges of criminal sexual abuse. The 10 charges stemmed from cases involving four different women, including a woman who was identified only as L.C. The woman in question, Lanita Carter, has now gone public with her story in an interview with “CBS This Morning”’s Jericka Duncan that airs Thursday morning.
Carter said she was Kelly’s hair braider for two years. “I was sexually abused by him and I live after that,” Carter said. “I try to pick up the pieces every day. It’s hard but I know I’ll get through it. I’m not ashamed of my past any more.” She said she’s been “carrying” her story since 2003.
In previously released documents that detailed the charges, Carter alleged that Kelly exposed himself to her and attempted to force her into oral sex when she was 24. “Robert Kelly then masturbated and ejaculated onto the victim and spit in her face several times,” the bond proffer reads. “The shirt the victim was wearing was submitted to [Illinois State Police] for DNA testing and semen was identified on the shirt. The male DNA identified in the semen sample is a match to Robert Kelly’s DNA profile.”
Following his arrest, Kelly sat down with Gayle King earlier this month—an interview that aired across two episodes of “CBS This Morning” and a Friday night primetime special. In the interview, he angrily denied allegations of sexual abuse. That same week, he was taken into police custody until he paid his child support.
https://pitchfork.com/news/r-kellys-former-hairdresser-goes-public-with-sexual-abuse-allegations-on-cbs
