(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 25 - New accusations of sexual abuse against the US rapper R. Kelly.
Brooklyn prosecutors say the singer abused a 17-year-old teenager after meeting him at a Chicago McDonald's in 2006, CNN reported.
The rapper and Grammy winner will face trial in New York next month on charges of child sexual exploitation, making indecent images of minors, racketeering and obstruction of justice.
The allegations concern six women and girls.
Kelly denies ever abusing anyone and her lawyers have not replied to the latest charges.
Prosecutors demanded to admit further evidence of alleged crimes that were not charged in their first charges against the singer. This evidence includes testimony from an individual who claims that Kelly, whose full name is Robert Kelly, allegedly asked him to procure child pornography involving boys.
Additional evidence includes tapes of physical abuse and threats that Kelly allegedly used to "keep control of women and girls" with whom he had sex, and trials of sex allegedly paid for Kelly to state and county clerks.
Prosecutors are asking the judge who is overseeing Kelly's August trial to allow the admission of evidence relating to these alleged crimes as direct evidence of racketeering crimes. (HANDLE).
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