NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced the arrests of three alleged associates of R. Kelly, saying that they used harassment and threats to try to silence women accusing the disgraced singer of sex crimes.
In filings released Wednesday, prosecutors say three members of the artist's circle - Richard Arline Jr., Donnell Russell and Michael Williams - have been engaged in separate bids to silence Kelly's accusers in the New York racketeering case against him through intimidation, harassment and bribery. "The men charged today allegedly have shown that there is no line they will not cross to help Kelly avoid the consequences of his alleged crimes - even if it means revictimizing his accusers."
The Chicago federal charges say Kelly filmed himself having sex with minors and that he paid potential witnesses in his 2008 trial - in which he was acquitted - to ensure their silence.
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