R. Kelly

2023 - 2 - 24

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R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Crimes (The New York Times)

The singer will serve most of the sentence in federal prison at the same time as a 30-year term for racketeering and sex trafficking.

Kelly to pay one of the sexual abuse victims $42,000 in restitution for therapy bills, denying it to the goddaughter and the third woman whose account led to a conviction. The third woman, referred to as Nia during the trial, addressed Mr. Kelly had suffered his own history of sexual abuse as a child and that he had intellectual disabilities that “shed some light on why he engaged in inappropriate relationships.” She had denied to a grand jury that she was the person in an infamous tape that prosecutors said showed Mr. Kelly sexually abused her repeatedly when she was a teenager, sometimes at the same time as the goddaughter. Kelly be put in jail for “as long as the law allows.” The additional sentence reduces the chance that Mr. Bonjean, who said she was appealing the convictions in both Brooklyn and Chicago, had lobbied for the minimum 10-year prison sentence, arguing that Mr. He was acquitted of a charge that he had attempted to obstruct an earlier investigation into his abuse of the goddaughter, and two other counts of enticing minors to have sex. Kelly would be likely to commit the same kind of crimes in his 80s. Kelly was once widely viewed with pride as a product of the city’s South Side. Kelly received after a jury in Brooklyn

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R. Kelly, already serving 30 years for sex trafficking, sentenced to 20 ... (CNN)

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday following his conviction last year on charges of ...

“I understand how hard it was for these victims to come forward and tell their stories. “To this day, and even following the jury verdict against him, Kelly refuses to accept responsibility for his crimes.” “The overwhelming majority of Kelly’s criminal conduct was committed a quarter century ago.” The New York trial included testimony from witnesses who said they were sexually and physically abused by Kelly. Because I was afraid of what might happen to my parents,” she said. Kelly.” A month later, he was indicted in Cook County, Illinois, on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and two federal indictments followed in July 2019. They had sex “hundreds” of times before she turned 18, she said. He was acquitted on seven other counts, including conspiracy to obstruct justice. Leinenweber said in court Thursday that 19 years of the 20-year prison sentence would be served concurrently, or at the same time as his other sentence. In 2002, Kelly was indicted on child pornography charges for allegedly videotaping himself having sex with an unidentified underage girl, but he was acquitted in 2008. “I have lost my dignity due to Robert Kelly. A motion for a new trial was denied last week.

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R. Kelly Sentenced Again: Here's An Overview Of The Charges And ... (Forbes)

The disgraced singer's sentence by an Illinois court for child pornography charges brings his total prison term to 31 years.

Kelly allegations](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/timeline-r-kelly-allegations-n1280065) (NBC News) Kelly Sentenced To One Additional Year In Prison In Child Pornography Case, Bringing Prison Time To 31 Years](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/02/23/r-kelly-sentenced-to-one-additional-year-in-prison-in-child-pornography-case-bringing-prison-time-to-31-years/?sh=633143fa6710) (Forbes) [Timeline of the R. [sentencing](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harvey-weinsteins-prison-term-double-l-rape-sentence-rcna71702) for a rape conviction in Los Angeles. Scrutiny against Kelly resurfaced in the late 2010s when a [Buzzfeed News ](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cult) [report](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cult) alleged he ran a “cult” in which he dictated the lives of and emotionally and sexually manipulated six women (Kelly denied the allegations). Kelly was [charged](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/r-kelly-charged-multiple-counts-sexual-abuse-minor-n974621) in Illinois on multiple counts of sexual abuse of minors the next month. “Black men, with diabetes, do not live into their 80s in prison,” Kelly’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean [told](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/r-kelly-sentenced-federal-child-pornography-trial-1234685009/) the judge, adding there is no reason to believe he would reoffend in his mid-80s if he completes a 30-year prison sentence. This prompted further backlash against Kelly, sparking the #MuteRKelly social media [campaign](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/timeline-r-kelly-allegations-n1280065) and inspiring other women to publicly [make allegations](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40635526) against him. The series inspired wide backlash against Kelly from former collaborators, celebrities and social media users, and he was [dropped](https://www.npr.org/2019/01/18/686641970/r-kelly-has-been-dropped-by-rca-records-billboard-reports#:~:text=R.-,Kelly%20Has%20Been%20Dropped%20By%20RCA%20Records,%20'Billboard'%20Reports,multiple%20women%20of%20sexual%20abuse.) from his record label later that month. [marriage](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/timeline-r-kelly-allegations-n1280065) to Aaliyah (which was annulled months later because she was underage) and lawsuits brought against him for allegedly having sex with minors. Kelly, a six-part Lifetime docuseries chronicling Kelly’s alleged instances of abuse, [premiered](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/celebrities-react-lifetime-s-surviving-r-kelly-docuseries-n955201) in January 2019 and featured interviews with women who accused him of physical, sexual and mental abuse. To this day, and even following the jury verdict against him, Kelly refuses to accept responsibility for his crimes,” prosecutors Kelly has faced allegations of sexual abuse throughout his career.

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R. Kelly sentenced to one more year in prison for child pornography (NPR)

Editor's note: This report includes allegations of sexual and physical abuse. Disgraced former R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced Thursday in Chicago to one ...

[dropped](https://apnews.com/article/illinois-legal-proceedings-chicago-indictments-e9c78bdcb4a45f9a4a84c856b6c69255) her office's separate sexual abuse charges against Kelly, saying that the former star will likely serve "extensive sentences" in prison already. As it stands, the 56-year-old Kelly is currently expected to serve his sentence until he is in his late 80s. [said](https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/23/23611784/r-kelly-sentence-chicago-child-pornography): "Robert shattered me. Kelly was sentenced Thursday in Chicago to one more year in federal prison atop the current 30 years he is serving on a separate federal sentence in New York. The additional year stems from a verdict made last September in an Illinois federal courtroom, in which he was Kelly's lead defense attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, had asked U.S.

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R. Kelly's 2nd conviction extends earlier 30-year sentence by a year (Reuters)

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday sentenced R. Kelly to one additional year in prison for his conviction on sex crimes, extending a 30-year sentence ...

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R Kelly sentenced to 20 years' prison for child porn, sex crimes ... (New Zealand Herald)

US District Judge Harry Leinenweber ordered that Kelly serve one year in prison following the racketeering sentence, imposed last year in New York. The central ...

Kelly’s abuse of children was all the worse, she said, because he “memorialised” his abuse by filming victims, including Jane. To give him a consecutive 25-year sentence on top of that “is overkill, it is symbolic,” she said. Kelly rose from poverty in Chicago to become one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. … It just doesn’t seem to me that it rises to the fear of bodily harm.” Because it is R Kelly.” “When your virginity is taken by a paedophile at 14 … “I will never get back what I lost to Robert Kelly. “Now you are here … Speaking forcefully as her voice quivered, Nia said Kelly would repeatedly pick at her supposed faults while he abused her. … “I have been permanently scarred by Robert.” The latter would have been tantamount to a life sentence. “It was the fear of lost love, lost affections [from Kelly]’.

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R Kelly receives 20 years for child sexual abuse to be served ... (The Guardian)

Disgraced R&B singer will only have to serve an extra year after completing current New York sentence.

Kelly’s abuse of children was all the worse, she said, because he “memorialized” it by filming his victims, including Jane. It just doesn’t seem to me that it rises to the fear of bodily harm.” Kelly rose from poverty in Chicago to become one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. “I will never get back what I lost to Robert Kelly … “It was the fear of lost love, lost affections [from Kelly] … Prosecutors acknowledged that a lengthy term served only after the New York sentence could have erased any chance of Kelly getting out of prison alive.

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R Kelly avoids lengthy addition to prison sentence (Aljazeera.com)

The R&B singer was given one additional year of prison time for child pornography and the enticement of minors for sex.

“It was the fear of lost love, lost affections,” he continued. During that trial, Kelly’s lawyers argued that he should receive no more than a 10-year sentence due to circumstances that included “severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty and violence”. With Thursday’s sentence, Kelly will serve a maximum of 31 years behind bars and become eligible for release around the age of 80.

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R Kelly sentenced to 20 years in prison over child sexual abuse case (Newshub)

He is guilty on three counts of producing child pornography and three of enticement of minors for sex.

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R Kelly convicted in child pornography case: Who is R Kelly and ... (The Indian Express)

Since the 1990s, Kelly has been accused and convicted of several crimes, including prostitution, child abuse, sex trafficking and child pornography.

Despite all the accusations and court cases, music celebrities and producers continued to work with Kelly and promoted his music over the years. *Sex trafficking: In 2021, the singer was convicted of sex trafficking. *Child pornography: In 2002, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Kelly allegedly had sex with a minor and videotaped it. The case was settled out of court. A year later, the singer formed another group, Public Announcement, and with them released “Born Into The ’90s”, which went on to become a platinum album. The singer is already serving a 30 year prison term for his 2021 conviction on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

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R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence (Hope Standard)

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a call from prosecutors to keep R. Kelly behind bars until he is 100, instead telling the Grammy Award-winning R&B ...

“He was expecting this,” she told the judge. Kelly’s abuse of children was especially appalling, she said Thursday, because he “memorialized” his abuse by filming victims, including Jane. “The (government’s) whole theory of grooming, was sort of the opposite of fear of bodily harm,” the judge told the court. Another accuser, who used the pseudonym “Nia,” addressed Kelly directly in court. “It was the fear of lost love, lost affections (from Kelly)’. But he added, “Twenty years is a significant sentence, and we are happy that that was imposed in this case.” Kelly rose from poverty in Chicago to become one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. “He is 56 years of age.” “It’s the right outcome,” Bonjean said. “The judge was reasonable. Handed down in a courtoom in Kelly’s hometown of Chicago, the sentence means Kelly could make it out of prison alive, when he is about 80. Kelly behind bars until he is 100, instead telling the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer he would serve all but one of his 20 years on child sex convictions simultaneously with a previous racketeering sentence.

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