NBC News: R. Kelly Accuser Gave Police DNA Evidence

Jerhonda Pace, who claimed she had an abusive sexual relationship with R. Kelly when she was 16 years old, told NBC News she gave authorities a piece of her clothing with the singer’s semen on it. Pace told the network she kept a blue t-shirt that had R. Kelly’s spit and semen on it, and gave it police in Olympia Fields, Illinois. “After he had spit on me, I wiped it off… with my t-shirt,” Pace said. Police reportedly confirmed they took a report from Pace and “collected some items” from her. Kelly’s lawyer, Steven Greenberg, said he was not aware of any claims involving DNA evidence on a t-shirt. In a 2017 BuzzFeed News report, Pace said Kelly repeatedly had sex with her while filming the encounters.