AceShowbiz - Joann Kelly, better known as Buku Abi, has come forward to share a deeply personal and painful chapter of her life, revealing alleged sexual abuse by her father, the singer R. Kelly. The story is documented in TVEI Streaming Network's new documentary series, "Karma: A Daughter's Journey".

In a gripping two-episode series, the 26-year-old breaks her silence regarding the abuse she reportedly endured as a child. The first installment follows Buku as she revisits the traumatic experiences that have irreversibly altered her life.

"He was my everything. For a long time, I didn't even want to believe that it happened," she candidly shares in the film. "I didn't know that even if he was a bad person that he would do something to me."

Buku first disclosed the abuse to her mother, Andrea Kelly, in 2009, when she was just 10 years old. The second episode offers a heartrending account of the alleged events as Buku describes waking up to find her father touching her, a memory that haunts her to this day.

"I just remember waking up to him touching me," she recalls, her eyes brimming with tears. "And I didn't know what to do, so I just kind of laid there, and I pretended to be asleep."

Despite eventually reporting the incident to the authorities, Buku claims the delay in coming forward rendered prosecution impossible. "They couldn't prosecute him because I waited too long. So at that point in my life, I felt like I said something for nothing," she laments.

R. Kelly, already sentenced to years in prison for charges ranging from child pornography to sex trafficking, denies these new allegations. His attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, dismissed the claims, stating, "Mr. Kelly vehemently denies these allegations. His ex-wife made the same allegation years ago, and it was investigated by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services and was unfounded."

The documentary doesn't shy away from the broader impact on Kelly's family. Abi admits to battling suicidal thoughts, a struggle poignantly captured when she recounts an episode where her mother found her wrists cut. She recalled telling her mom, "She was really worried, and in that moment, I broke down and I had to tell her, like, 'I don't think I'm okay. I don't think that I can do this.' "

With Kelly's family expressing a mix of relief and resolution over his sentencing, they now aim to move past the dark shadow cast by his actions. As the credits roll, viewers are left pondering the lasting wounds of delayed disclosure and the complex path towards healing.

If you suspect child abuse, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is available at 1-800-422-4453. All calls are toll-free and confidential, accessible 24/7 in over 170 languages.