R. Kelly Victim Details Abuse and Isolation Plan

Reshona Landfair, a victim of singer R. Kelly, revealed shocking control methods he used to keep her in his power. According to her, Kelly isolated her from the outside world, moved her across the country, and forced her to sleep on makeshift beds.

Now 42, Landfair gave up anonymity to describe in her memoirs and first interview what she calls Kelly«s «plan» of abuse. In the book, she recounts how at age 14 she became the girl on the infamous child pornography tape, which later led to criminal investigations.

Landfair claims she met Kelly through her aunt Sparkle, an aspiring R&B singer, and that the man she knew as a godfather controlled all aspects of her life for over a decade. Kelly was convicted of racketeering, sex trafficking, and producing child pornography and is serving lengthy prison sentences.

She describes how in the period between Kelly«s arrest on child pornography charges and his acquittal, she lived in conditions akin to house arrest. Kelly moved her between tour buses, studios, and cramped offices. She said she had to sleep on a massage table or in a closet, meals were delivered with coded knocks, and even going to the bathroom required permission.

Landfair states that isolation was part of a control system Kelly built when she was a teenager. He made her call him «Daddy» in private and convinced her that they had a secret but legitimate relationship. According to her book, the singer tightened control by cutting her off from friends, school, and work, then used fear and loyalty to keep her in submission.

She also details how Kelly forbade her from seeing or hearing any news that might make her question what was happening. This included his own TV appearances and interviews. «I didn«t have a television on, of course,» she says. «Robert didn»t allow me to follow his trial, just as he forbade me from watching his interviews on TV or listening to the radio from the moment of the charges. I was not allowed to watch, listen, or read anything that might raise questions: no news, no trending stories on social media.»

Landfair adds that the same control pattern extended to how she presented herself to the outside world even after leaving Kelly. For a quarter century, she tried to avoid the notoriety associated with the tape, shortening her name to «Chon» when meeting new people and avoiding mentions of the past. «There is no job I could apply for where this isn«t at the forefront of my life. There is no relationship where this isn»t at the forefront,» she said.

She explains that the memoir is a way to reclaim control and step out of the shadow that has haunted her since youth. «I was afraid to say my name and be myself at work, with friends,» she said. «I created Chon, and under that name I lived. But today I am here as Reshona.»