In “Surviving R. Kelly,” a six-part documentary that aired last January, viewers came face-to-face with the women who said the R&B singer controlled them, abused them and assaulted them — in many cases, while they were underage.

And with that, a quarter-century of allegations against the singer R. Kelly started to catch up with him. Prompted by the documentary, the authorities renewed their interest in him, and now Mr. Kelly, 52, is in custody facing a stack of federal and state charges including sexual assault, obstruction of justice and child pornography.

This past week, Lifetime broadcast a follow-up series, “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,” a five-part documentary aired over three nights, that looked at the toll taken on the women who came forward, and provided some new details about Mr. Kelly’s life and his treatment of women.

Mr. Kelly, whose full name is Robert Kelly, has denied the allegations against him. A disclaimer in the series said that his lawyer claimed that Mr. Kelly had evidence that would demonstrate his innocence but that he could not share it because of the continuing court cases. The lawyer also said Mr. Kelly’s accusers were simply trying to cash in on the attention.