page_title: Shaggy defense
hierarchical_section_title: Shaggy defense
caption_attribution_description: English: R. Kelly at the premiere of Trapped in the Closet Chapter 13-22
context_page_description: A Shaggy defense is a legal strategy in which the defendant denies that they were the one witnessed or recorded committing an alleged act. The strategy's name is derived from reggae musician Shaggy's 2000 single "It Wasn't Me", which is based on the concept; it was coined by Slate writer Josh Levin in 2008 to describe the defense used by singer R. Kelly while he was on trial for child pornography charges.
context_section_description: A Shaggy defense is a legal strategy in which the defendant denies that they were the one witnessed or recorded committing an alleged act. The strategy's name is derived from reggae musician Shaggy's 2000 single "It Wasn't Me", which is based on the concept; it was coined by Slate writer Josh Levin in 2008 to describe the defense used by singer R. Kelly while he was on trial for child pornography charges.
caption: The term "Shaggy defense" is commonly associated with a legal defense strategy used by singer R. Kelly.
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