R. Kelly Charges
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A timeline of R. Kelly’s rise and fall, from R&B superstar to convicted abuserThe singer has been found guilty on child pornography and sex crime charges in Chicago while already serving a 30-year sentence for crimes in New York.EntertainmentSep 14, 2022
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R. Kelly found guilty of child pornography, sex abuse in Chicago trialThe jury, however, found the disgraced R&B singer not guilty of obstruction of justice in a 2008 state case that ended with his acquittal.CrimeSep 14, 2022
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R. Kelly’s lawyer tells jury not to accept portrayal of him as a ‘monster’R. Kelly’s lead attorney implored jurors during her opening statement at the federal trial in Chicago not to accept the prosecution’s negative portrayal of her client.EntertainmentAug 18, 2022
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R. Kelly verdict seen as long overdue step toward justice for Black women, girlsThe fact that Kelly, who was convicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, victimized Black women and girls was why his crimes were ignored for years, advocates say.CrimeSep 28, 2021
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R. Kelly found guilty on racketeering, sex trafficking charges, faces lengthy jail timeSeveral witnesses said R. Kelly subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage. He denied any wrongdoing.EntertainmentSep 27, 2021
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R. Kelly refuses to testify as his sex trafficking trial winds downR. Kelly has vehemently denied the allegations, saying that the accusers wanted to take advantage of his fame and fortune until the #MeToo movement turned them against him.CrimeSep 23, 2021
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R&B singer R. Kelly to remain in jail while awaiting trials: appeals courtThe 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a decision by a Brooklyn federal judge to deny bail to Kelly, 53, who remains in a federal jail in Chicago.EntertainmentSep 8, 2020
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3 men charged with trying to bribe, intimidate R. Kelly abuse accusersA manager and adviser of R. Kelly allegedly threatened to release sexually explicit photographs of a woman who sued the singer.EntertainmentAug 12, 2020
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R. Kelly faces bribery charge over 1994 marriage to underage AaliyahThe new charge marks the first time that R. Kelly’s brief marriage to the then-underage Aaliyah has been connected to any of the criminal cases against him.EntertainmentDec 6, 2019
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R. Kelly charged in Minnesota with prostitution, solicitation involving a minorA Minnesota prosecutor charged singer R. Kelly on Monday with prostitution and solicitation related to an allegation that he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room in 2001 and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.WorldAug 5, 2019
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