R. Kelly Survivor Kitti Jones says singer needs to accept harm he caused victims

A former girlfriend of singer R. Kelly who accused him of physically and mentally abusing her during their two-year relationship says the disgraced musician needs to take accountability for his actions.

Hip-hop DJ Kitti Jones made the allegations in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, where she accused the R&B star of controlling every aspect of their life when they were together.

Kelly strongly denied the claims but he was sentenced to 30 years in prison after sex trafficking conviction this week. 

He faced life behind bars for masterminding an elaborate scheme to entice and sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children.

Following a six-week trial in Brooklyn, Kelly, 55, was found guilty on all nine counts against him, including multiple counts of racketeering, with the charges relating to bribery and forced labour, by a jury in September last year.

Kelly – who denied all charges – was also found in violation of an anti-sex trafficking law known as the Mann Act.

Kitti says there’s only two ways he can fix himself, by taking accountability and serious therapy.

‘R. Kelly needs to accept the harm he’s inflicted on his victims and turn his life over to God,’ she told TMZ, adding that he plus he needs to avail of the mental health treatment he’s been ordered to undergo upon his prison release.

Kitti, who appeared in both Surviving R. Kelly documentaries and gave a victim impact statement in front of Kelly at his sentencing, added that she’s happy Kelly is off the streets so he can’t hurt more women.

‘[His conviction] just gives a lot of closure to myself and some of the other victims. I can’t speak for everybody… but I’m just happy he’s off the streets and he can’t affect other lives.’

The disgraced musician was sentenced to three decades in prison by a US federal court in New York for masterminding a scheme to sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children.

Kelly did not appear to react as the sentence was passed, with judge Ann Donnelly saying during sentencing that he had used his ‘minions’ to ‘lure young fans into your orbit’.

She added that he had taught his victims ‘that love is enslavement and violence’.

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