R. Kelly sexually abused me as a teen — what happened to me in court afterward was inexcusable
NY Post
Being abused by R. Kelly for years was traumatic enough for Reshona Landfair. But what happened to her in court during singer R. Kelly’s six-year child pornography trial in the 2000s was another kind of horror.
Landfair, the author of new memoir “Who Was Watching Shorty: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse,” out now, says neither her name nor likeness were redacted from legal documents — or concealed during courtroom proceedings — as Kelly, nèe Robert Sylvester Kelly, faced and was acquitted of charges stemming from a graphic video filmed in the late 1990s.
Troubling footage showing her nude body, submitted into evidence and shown repeatedly, featured the “Down Low” singer, then in his 30s, urinating on a 14-year-old Landfair’s face. She did not testify against Kelly at trial, which ultimately resulted in a not guilty verdict.
Landfair, now 41, exclusively told The Post that even without taking the stand at the time, her life has been irrevocably affected by the exposure of her personal information.
“There was no professional setting that I could be in where that situation wouldn’t come up — or if I’m in a relationship or dating,” Landfair lamented. “It’s affected me in many areas that I don’t even speak about.”
Across the pages of her tome, the Chicagoan details the trauma she claims to have endured, first at the hands of Kelly — and then the legal system.
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