Three men charged with threatening R Kelly accusers

Man suspected of setting fire to car in Florida among trio charged by US federal prosecutors in singer's sexual abuse case

Federal prosecutors announced charges on Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused the R&B singer R Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida.

A longtime friend of the indicted singer offered to pay a victim $500,000 to keep her from cooperating in Kelly's prosecution, authorities said, while a manager and adviser of Kelly threatened to release sexually explicit photographs of a woman who sued Kelly.