R. Kelly lawyer disputes report that grand jury convened to examine allegations against singer

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Monday, February 18, 2019
R. Kelly attorney disputes report of grand jury
A lawyer for R. Kelly has disputed a report that prosecutors have formed a secret grand jury to hear evidence against the singer.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A lawyer for R. Kelly has disputed a report that prosecutors have formed a secret grand jury to hear evidence against the singer.[br /][br /]Last week, [url HREF="https://abc7chicago.com/r-kelly-seen-having-sex-with-underage-girl-in-new-tape-attorney-says/5139268/" TARGET="" REL=""]an attorney claimed t[/url]o provide video evidence that R-Kelly had sex with a teenage girl.[br /][Ads /][br /][b][url HREF="https://abc7chicago.com/see-inside-r-kelly-hasnt-cleared-bedroom-from-west-loop-studio-inspectors-say-/5126461/" TARGET="" REL=""]RELATED: See inside R. Kelly's West Loop studio [/url][/b][br /][media ID="5126474" /][br /][br /]TMZ claims that some of R. Kelly's alleged victims have been flown to Chicago, to help identify the girl in the video. But the singer's lawyer, Steve Greenberg, says there is no grand jury.[br /][Ads /][br /]]Greenberg tweeted "I am unaware of any "special" grand jury being convened to look into R Kelly. There is no record of any such proceedings, and no need for them. The report is false."[br /][br /][twitter ID="1097293668610990081" /][br /][br /]The Cook County State's Attorney's Office has not returned ABC7's call for a comment.[br /][br /]In 2008, Kelly was acquitted of child pornography charges in Chicago. The recent docuseries "Surviving R Kelly" detailed decades of accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse against the singer, which he has denied.[br /][br /][b]WATCH: Timeline of R. Kelly sex abuse allegations [/b][br /][media ID="5057400" /]