Derrel McDavid testified in his own defense for about four hours Wednesday, and after the jury left for the day, his attorney Beau Brindley said they were only about halfway done with direct examination.
On the stand Wednesday, McDavid said he came to believe early on that Kelly’s many accusers were merely liars looking for a payday. So when rumors surfaced about a videotape depicting Kelly sexually abusing hisMcDavid said he believed the singer, who said he “couldn’t believe anybody would make up this kind of a rumor about his goddaughter.”
R. Kelly’s former business manager and co-defendant Derrel McDavid, second from right, arrives with his attorneys to testify in his own defense on Sept. 7, 2022, at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. McDavid’s defense against conspiracy charges depends in part on his claim that he truly believed Kelly to be innocent at the time of the alleged cover-up, and that he merely followed the advice of more experienced attorneys and investigators.His testimony also provided a counterpoint to that of prosecution witness Charles Freeman, who told jurors Kelly’s team hired him to recover incriminating video footage while Kelly was under investigation.
Kelly, 55, faces an indictment charging him with 13 counts of production of child pornography, conspiracy to produce child pornography and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Also charged are McDavid and Milton “June” Brown, who are accused in an alleged scheme to buy back incriminating sex tapes that had been taken from Kelly’s collection and to hide years of alleged sexual abuse of underage girls.
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