Once again the lights were dimmed in the courtroom and we watched portions of the video that prosecutors say is R. Kelly having sex with a girl as young as 13.
But testimony wasn't focused on the identity of the people doing sexual acts. Forensic video specialists spent hours - and I mean long hours - talking in techno-speak about the inner-workings of videotapes. (I'll spare everyone.) I really wish I had a Dave Chappelle Wrap-It-Up box.
The experts were an FBI video specialist and a man based in Washington state who the prosecutors hired.
In short, they said the tape is authentic. It's been copied many times but the people on there are real, they said. It's not fabricated, they insisted. At least in part because of the technology. The video is on a VHS tape and was partially made with a hand-held camcorder. It's low quality.
The defense argued that the tape could've been altered digitally and transferred back on a VHS tape.
One of the forensic experts said he saw a spot that resembled a mole on the back of the man on the tape. Last week and today pictures of Kelly's shirtless back were shown, and there is a prominent mole. The defense has said that there is no mole on the man on the tape. They seemed blown away when this witness said he saw a mole on the grainy video.
Courtsey of Essence Magazine.
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