i didn t do this stuff! this is not me! i m fighting for my bleep life. y all killing me with thi ican t even. robert. 30 years of my career! the disgraced artist now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. this has been an emotional trial for the women and men who have come forward. not only has the jury heard them, they have believed them. it is another victory for survivors of sexual assault and the entire #metoo movement. joining me now isjim derogatis, one of the first journalists to investigate claims against r kelly over 20 years ago. he has since written a book called soulless: the case against r kelly. it is good to talk to you, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. mi; thank you for “oining us on bbc news. y , . , ~ , news. my pleasure. well, it is never a pleasure news. my pleasure. well, it is never a pleasure talking - news. my pleasure. well, it is never a pleasure talking aboutj never a pleasure talking about the story for 21 years. absolutely. and you have been
he calls them his pets. have you ever had sex with anyone under the age of 17? no, no. never? no. r kelly chose not to testify. in this cbs interview before his arrest, he desperately tried to win over public opinion. i didn t do this stuff! this is not me! i m fighting for my bleep life. y all killing me with thi ican t even. robert. 30 years of my career! the disgraced artist now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. this has been an emotional trial for the women and men who have come forward. not only has the jury heard them, they have believed them. it is another victory for survivors of sexual assault and the entire #metoo movement. professor marci hamilton is the founder of child usa a non profit working to improve the child abuse laws in the us. she gave me her reaction
in this cbs interview before his arrest, he desperately tried to win over public opinion. i didn t do this stuff! this is not me! i m fighting for my bleep life. y all killing me with thi ican t even. robert. 30 years of my career! the disgraced artist now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. this has been an emotional trial for the women and men who have come forward. not only has the jury heard them, they have believed them. it is another victory for survivors of sexual assault and the entire #metoo movement. let s talk to jesse daniels, one of the executive producers behind the emmy nominated documentary series surviving r kelly. tell me that about the
were like mine. that is when it clicked in my head that he had been grooming me to become one of his pets. he calls them his pets. have you ever had sex with anyone under the age of 17? no, no. never? no. r kelly chose not to testify. in this cbs interview before his arrest, he desperately tried to win over public opinion. i didn t do this stuff! this is not me! i m fighting for my bleep life. y all killing me with this bleep. you i can t even. robert. 30 years of my career! the disgraced artist now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. this has been an emotional trial for the women and men who have come forward. not only has the jury heard them, they have believed them. it is another victory for survivors of sexual assault and the entire #metoo movement. my colleague spoke to the
in this cbs interview before his arrest, he desperately tried to win over public opinion. i didn t do this stuff! this is not me! i m fighting for my bleep life. y all killing me with this bleep. i can t even. robert. 30 years of my career! the disgraced artist now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. this has been an emotional trial for the women and men who have come forward. not only has the jury heard them, they have believed them. it is another victory for survivors of sexual assault and the entire #metoo movement. earlier i spoke to the executive producers of the documentary series surviving r kelly and i asked them what impact they think their series has had a. this was hitting both the us and globally, the me too movement and it was the perfect