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Day 4 of the federal #RKelly trial beginning in Chicago - day starts off with presiding judge Harry Leinenweber ordering the court sketch artists to "anonymize" Kelly's alleged victims in their sketches. Specifically, to "obliterate" their faces and hairstyles. @CourthouseNews

A retired detective who allegedly saw one of #RKelly's sex tapes is currently in cross-examination. Defense points out he saw a VHS tape some 20 years ago, but was shown a disc yesterday. Detective said he can't be sure the disc and VHS tape are exactly the same. @CourthouseNews

Kelly's lead defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean asking the retired Chicago PD detective about a report he made in 2000 regarding a DCFS complaint he allegedly received regarding the parents of Kelly's alleged victim "Jane." @CourthouseNews

This DCFS complaint lodged against "Susan" and "Brandon" complained that they were allowing their daughter "Jane" to sleep with a 33-year-old man, Bonjean said. Detective tells Bonjean that after interviewing all of them, he concluded the allegation was unfounded. @CourthouseNews

However, detective also tells Bonjean that while investigating the DCFS allegation against Jane's parents, he only conducted a single half-hour interview with them. Further says he never interviewed #RKelly himself on the matter. @CourthouseNews

Bonjean now questioning the detective regarding his investigation into "Pinky," another of #Rkelly's alleged victims and a friend of Jane. Pinky herself is expected to testify at some point in the trial. @CourthouseNews

Bonjean pressing the Chicago detective, Daniel Everett, on why he did not investigate Pinky more thoroughly. "You think if she told you she was having sex with an adult as an underage person, you would have opened an investigation?" Bonjean says.

Det. Everett is off the stand. Prosecution now calls Matthew Hulsizer, a Winetka, IL resident who says he works self-employed in the "technology & finance industry," to the stand. Hulsizer owned a property formerly owned by #RKelly in Chicago at 1010 W. George St. @CourthouseNews

It's this place, by the way. Currently going for a little under $3 million: redfin.com/IL/Chicago/101…

"Did Chicago police come to your home [at 1010 W. George St.] in 2002 and ask to take photos?" Prosecution asks Hulsizer. "Yes," he says. #Rkelly was indicted on multiple child porn charges in 2002, some of which allegedly occurred in the home's "Colorado room" @CourthouseNews

Prosecution continuing to ask Hulsizer about the house at 1010 W. George Street in Chicago - a property formerly owned by #RKelly in the 90s, which Hulsizer himself owned in 2002 while Kelly was under investigation for child porn charges. @CourthouseNews

Hulsizer says when he moved into #Rkelly's former Chicago home, the "smoke detectors" in the main bedroom were not actually smoke detectors - they were disguised video cameras. @CourthouseNews

Hulsizer further says that after he moved into #Rkelly's former home at 1010 W. George St. in Chicago, he never allowed Kelly back into the property. With that, prosecutor wraps up its questions and allows defense to begin cross-examination. @CourthouseNews

Defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean again coming back to the smoke detector-disguised video camera. Hulsizer says he did not confirm whether the video camera was operable, or if there were any images stored on it, before he disposed of it. @CourthouseNews

With that #RKelly's defense wraps up its questions for Hulsizer. Prosecution has no follow-up, so he is dismissed. Court taking a 15 minute break. @CourthouseNews

Next witness to be called to the stand in #RKelly's federal trial in Chicago will be "Jane," the woman who allegedly appeared in four sex tapes Kelly made in 1998 when he was 31 and she was 14. @CourthouseNews

"Jane," the alleged #RKelly victim at the center of this trial, is now taking the stand. @CourthouseNews

Jane says she was born in 1984, is currently 37, and was raised in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. @CourthouseNews

Jane also says she was in a "Christian hip hop" group. Her mother and deceased father were also musicians, she says. One of the prosecution's claims against #RKelly is that Kelly took advantage of Jane's music career ambitions for sexual favors. @CourthouseNews

Jane, describing her time with her hip hop group in the 90s: "It was an amazing time, we were very successful... I was living my dream. I was very happy." While touring with the group, Jane says she was homeschooled. @CourthouseNews

Jane says she is familiar with #RKelly, whom she knew of through his R&B music and first met in 1996 when she was 12 - 13. "He came to a gospel concert at my church... I was excited, I knew his level of success... I was excited like any other fan," Jane said. @CourthouseNews