humiliating acts by kelly some of which received by federal agents. some of those recordings which jurors saw as part of this trial. multiple women testify that were sexually abused by the singer when they were minors. young girls. they ve testified that kelly knew their ages and had sex with them anyway and in some cases, recorded these encounters. one woman said she was 16 years old when kelly choked her to the point of passing out and several women testified about chastisements or spankings that often left them bruised or bleeding, that they said were punishments. now, former employees of the singer and former live-in girlfriends, testified about something called rob s rules. strict rules in place for dealing with his female guests. women said they were directed to say in rooms and had to get
bleeding that they said were punishments. former employees of the singer and former live-in girlfriends testified about something they called rob s rules, strict rules in place for his female guests and for dealing with his female guests. multiple women testified that they were directed to stay in rooms at r. kelly s homes and had to get permission from the singer himself or his associates before leaving the rooms, even to do something like get food or go to the bathroom. now, r. kelly s defense attorneys say those rules were in place because his home was also his recording studio and he liked to record music at all hours of the night and needed to keep the studio secure, but prosecutors say these rules were actually methods of coercion used to control his victims and to keep members of his enterprise in line, that enterprise, prosecutors say, enabled the singer to exploit girls, boys and young women for decades. we expect these jurors to return here to brooklyn federal court monday mo