Crime & Justice

R. Kelly’s Pals Charged With Threatening Accusers, Offering Bribes, Setting Car on Fire

‘PULL THE PLUG’

Prosecutors allege one “long-time friend” tried to bribe a woman with $500,000 for her silence, while another threatened to reveal sexually explicit photos of a victim.

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Three associates of R. Kelly allegedly tried to “intimidate, threaten or corruptly influence” women who have accused the disgraced singer of abuse, including setting fire to a parked car outside one accuser’s house and discussing paying another half a million dollars for her silence, New York federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

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