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R Kelly to serve one additional year in prison - www.nme.com - New York - Chicago - Illinois - county Cook
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25.02.2023

R Kelly to serve one additional year in prison

R Kelly will serve an extra year in prison on charges relating to possessing child pornography and child enticement.The disgraced singer was found guilty of six of 13 counts of owning and producing child pornography and enticing a minor back in September. On Thursday (February 23), he was sentenced to 20 years in prison but he will serve almost all of his sentence simultaneously alongside the jail term he received last year for racketeering and trafficking.The additional sentence means that in total, Kelly will now serve 31 years in prison and he will not be eligible for release until he is 80 years old.The central question relating to the sentencing in Kelly’s hometown of Chicago was whether Kelly would be ordered to serve the additional sentence simultaneously alongside or after the completion of his previous 30-year sentence.

Tinashe on “embarrassing” time she was forced to work with R. Kelly and Chris Brown - www.nme.com
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20.09.2023

Tinashe on “embarrassing” time she was forced to work with R. Kelly and Chris Brown

Tinashe has revealed she feels “embarrassed” about being forced to work with R. Kelly and Chris Brown by her former label, RCA.In a recent interview with Zach Sang, the LA-based star spoke about her latest release, the ‘BB/ANG3L’ LP, as well as being an independent artist. Sang asked Tinashe if her 2015 collaborations with R.

R. Kelly sentenced to 20 years for child sex crimes - www.thefader.com - New York - Chicago - city Brooklyn
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24.02.2023

R. Kelly sentenced to 20 years for child sex crimes

R Kelly has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Chicago months after his conviction on child sex crime charges. He was found guilty in 6 of the 13 counts against him, including three counts of coercing minors into sexual activity and three of producing sex tapes involving a minor, his then 14-year-old goddaughter.

R. Kelly Sentenced to Additional Year in Prison in Illinois Sex Abuse Case - www.etonline.com - Chicago - Illinois - New York - county Cook
etonline.com
23.02.2023

R. Kelly Sentenced to Additional Year in Prison in Illinois Sex Abuse Case

R. Kelly has been sentenced to more prison time. On Thursday, the 56-year-old singer was sentenced to 20 years in prison, five months after he was convicted on six counts in a Chicago federal court.Prosecutors had requested a 25-year sentence for Kelly, while the disgraced singer's defense team asked for a 10-year sentence for their client.Thursday's sentencing follows Kelly's September conviction on three child pornography counts and three counts of enticing minors for sex.That conviction came one year after Kelly, who has long maintained his innocence, was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York. In June 2022, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, as well as five years of supervised release and a $100,000 fine. The singer was ordered to serve one year of his most recent prison sentence after finishing his 30-year sentence.

Judge denies R. Kelly a new trial on child pornography charges - www.nme.com - New York - New York - Chicago - Illinois - county Cook
nme.com
18.02.2023

Judge denies R. Kelly a new trial on child pornography charges

R. Kelly has lost his plea to have a Chicago court overturn its guilty verdict on his 2022 child pornography trial, with judge Henry D.

R. Kelly ordered to pay $309,000 in restitution to sex trafficking victims - www.nme.com
nme.com
29.09.2022

R. Kelly ordered to pay $309,000 in restitution to sex trafficking victims

R. Kelly has been ordered to pay at least $309,000 (£287,000) in restitution to the victims of his sex trafficking, it has been reported.The disgraced R&B singer is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in September 2021.Kelly – whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly –  has now been ordered to pay $309,068.18 to his victims, according to Courthouse News Service reporter Nina Pullano (via Pitchfork).It is said that $300,668.18 of that sum will go to a survivor identified as Jane, while the remaining $8,400 is to be paid to a woman identified as Stephanie.

R. Kelly convicted on six counts of child pornography and sexual abuse - www.nme.com - Chicago
nme.com
15.09.2022

R. Kelly convicted on six counts of child pornography and sexual abuse

R. Kelly has reportedly been found guilty by a federal jury in Chicago on six of 13 counts on child pornography and sexual abuse.These include charges of producing child pornography, conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive child pornography, enticing of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and conspiracy to obstruct justice.Per reports from Rolling Stone and The Guardian, on Wednesday (September 14) Kelly was convicted of three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of enticing minors to engage in sexual activity.

R. Kelly Convicted of Six Counts in Federal Trial in Chicago; Co-Defendants Acquitted - www.etonline.com - Chicago - county Cook
etonline.com
15.09.2022

R. Kelly Convicted of Six Counts in Federal Trial in Chicago; Co-Defendants Acquitted

R. Kelly was convicted Wednesday of six of the 13 charges he faced at his federal trial in Chicago, while his two co-defendants and former associates were acquitted of all charges.Kelly was found guilty of three child pornography counts, and three counts of enticing minors for sex, but acquitted of seven other charges, including obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to receive child pornography.Co-defendants Derrell McDavid and Milton «June» Brown were acquitted of all charges.Kelly, 55, was accused of enticing five girls for sex, and conspiring with two former associates to cover up his sex crimes by buying back incriminating videotapes.

R. Kelly to pay £25,000 in court fines and victim restitution from prison account - www.nme.com - New York - Chicago
nme.com
12.09.2022

R. Kelly to pay £25,000 in court fines and victim restitution from prison account

R. Kelly will pay nearly $30,000 (£25,000) in court fines and victim restitution from his personal prison commissary, it has been ruled.Per reports in Billboard and Rolling Stone, on Friday (September 9), a federal judge ruled that money in Kelly’s prison account could be seized by the prosecution team to pay required fees.The prosecution said (via Billboard): “The defendant has amassed nearly $30,000 in his inmate trust account over the course of the last three years of incarceration.“The defendant has not made any payments towards the substantial criminal monetary penalties imposed upon him at sentencing, even though payment was due immediately.”The ruling was handed down by U.S.

Woman testifies she was abused by R. Kelly in infamous sex tape, had sex “hundreds” of times when she was a minor - www.nme.com - Chicago
nme.com
19.08.2022

Woman testifies she was abused by R. Kelly in infamous sex tape, had sex “hundreds” of times when she was a minor

Content warning: This article discusses the alleged sexual abuse of a minor.A woman has identified herself as the underage girl in the footage that formed the basis of R. Kelly‘s child pornography trial in the 2000s, telling a courtroom she was repeatedly sexually abused by the singer while she was a minor.As the Chicago Tribune reports, the woman appeared in a Chicago federal court on Thursday (August 18) to give testimony in the disgraced R&B singer’s current trial, in which he is charged with 13 counts of production of child pornography, conspiracy to produce child pornography and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

'Uncountable Times': Witness in R. Kelly Case Gives Testimony of Frequent Underage Sex with Singer - www.etonline.com - Chicago
etonline.com
19.08.2022

'Uncountable Times': Witness in R. Kelly Case Gives Testimony of Frequent Underage Sex with Singer

A woman who has been central to R. Kelly's legal troubles for more than two decades testified Thursday that the R&B singer had sex with her «hundreds» of times before she turned 18 years old, starting when she was just 15.Jane — the pseudonym for the now-37-year-old woman at Kelly's trial on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges — told jurors that in the late 1990s when she was 13, she asked the Grammy award-winning singer to be her godfather because she saw him as an inspiration and mentor.She said within weeks, Kelly would call her and say sexual things.

R. Kelly’s second federal trial to focus on singer’s “hidden side”, say prosecutors - www.nme.com - New York - USA - Chicago - county Brown
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18.08.2022

R. Kelly’s second federal trial to focus on singer’s “hidden side”, say prosecutors

R. Kelly‘s second federal trial began in Chicago yesterday (August 17), with prosecutors saying that the trial will focus on the disgraced singer’s “dark” and “hidden side”.Kelly has already been sentenced to 30 years in jail after being found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in a New York court last year.The singer is now the subject of a second federal trial in his hometown of Chicago where he is facing 13 charges, including creating and receiving child pornography, enticing minors into sexual activity and obstruction of justice.

R. Kelly's Fiancée Joycelyn Savage Says She's Pregnant With His Child - www.etonline.com
etonline.com
17.08.2022

R. Kelly's Fiancée Joycelyn Savage Says She's Pregnant With His Child

R. Kelly's fiancée, Joycelyn Savage, says she's expecting a baby with the incarcerated 55-year-old singer, even though his legal team has denied this.Savage shares her sonogram and tells ET that she's five months pregnant and is having a baby girl. «I'm very excited,» she says.As for why Kelly's lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, told E! that Savage is not pregnant with the singer's child, the 26-year-old says that «his lawyer didn't know that prior to him going to jail, Robert and I were doing IVF because at the time I was told I couldn't have a baby.»«When he got sent to prison, we paused on it and I had them freeze my eggs until I was ready,» Savage tells ET.

R Kelly’s sisters speak out in defence of musician in new interview - www.nme.com - Britain - USA
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30.07.2022

R Kelly’s sisters speak out in defence of musician in new interview

R Kelly’s sisters have spoken out in defence of their brother following his recent prison sentence.In June, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, following his conviction last year on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) stood trial last summer for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity. He was found guilty on nine accounts.Now, the sisters of the musician, Cassandra, Theresa and Lisa Kelly, have spoken out in his defence on Good Morning Britain and alleged that race played a part in his conviction.“African Americans have always been treated unfairly,” Cassandra told the programme.

Ne-Yo says he still listens to R. Kelly: “I have always been a person that can separate the artist from the art” - www.nme.com - city Motown
nme.com
18.07.2022

Ne-Yo says he still listens to R. Kelly: “I have always been a person that can separate the artist from the art”

Ne-Yo has shared his view on the argument that artists who have been disgraced should no longer have their works appreciated, admitting in a new interview that he’s still a fan of R. Kelly.At the end of June, Kelly – who, prior to allegations of sexual abuse being made about him, had long been referred to as a modern-day R&B icon – was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty on multiple charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.Speaking to The Independent to promote his eighth album, ‘Self Explanatory’ – which arrived last Friday (July 15) via Motown – Ne-Yo said he was unsurprised by Kelly’s sentencing, and stressed his support for those embroiled in the ‘Ignition’ hitmaker’s many heinous crimes.

R. Kelly removed from suicide watch days after suing prison - www.nme.com - USA - Chicago
nme.com
06.07.2022

R. Kelly removed from suicide watch days after suing prison

R. Kelly was removed from suicide watch by the Metropolitan Detention Center of Brooklyn yesterday (July 5), just days after he sued the facility.The singer has been in custody at the facility following his recent 30-year sentence for the federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges he was convicted of last year.Kelly’s lawyers filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order against the Brooklyn facility and its warden, Heriberto Tellez, alleging it has a “policy of punishing high profile inmates by placing them under the harsh conditions of suicide watch even though they are not suicidal.”The suit claimed that Kelly was being made to wear a paper smock and wasn’t allowed utensils to eat his meals, and that he was seeking “compensatory damages for all emotional distress, humiliation, pain and suffering, and other harm in an amount to be determined at trial.”According to a new court filing, Tellez has authorised the suicide watch to be lifted following a clinical assessment.

R. Kelly Remains on Suicide Watch in Prison, Lawyer Claims It's 'Unnecessary and Punitive' - www.etonline.com - Chicago - New York
etonline.com
04.07.2022

R. Kelly Remains on Suicide Watch in Prison, Lawyer Claims It's 'Unnecessary and Punitive'

R. Kelly continues to be held under suicide watch while in prison, according to his lawyer. This, after the disgraced singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Kelly was placed on suicide watch following a psychological assessment after his sentencing.

R. Kelly sues Brooklyn facility for placing him on suicide watch - www.nme.com - USA
nme.com
03.07.2022

R. Kelly sues Brooklyn facility for placing him on suicide watch

R. Kelly (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) is suing the Metropolitan Detention Center of Brooklyn for placing him under suicide watch.The singer has been in custody at the facility following his recent 30-year sentence for the federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges he was convicted of last year.As reported by CNN, Kelly’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean doesn’t believe her client is suicidal and has been put on suicide watch as “punishment for being high-profile”.“To put someone under suicide watch under those conditions is cruel and unusual when they don’t need it,” she told CNN.

R. Kelly Placed on Suicide Watch After Being Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison - www.etonline.com - New York
etonline.com
02.07.2022

R. Kelly Placed on Suicide Watch After Being Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

R. Kelly has been placed on suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where he's being held after the 55-year-old disgraced singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison on racketeering and sex trafficking charges earlier this week.«Mr.

R. Kelly Accuser Lisa Van Allen Says Kelly's 30 Year Sentencing Is 'Just The Beginning' - www.etonline.com
etonline.com
01.07.2022

R. Kelly Accuser Lisa Van Allen Says Kelly's 30 Year Sentencing Is 'Just The Beginning'

R. Kelly accuser, Lisa Van Allen, is speaking out following Wednesday's court ruling which saw the R&B singer sentenced to 30 yearsin prison in his racketeering and sex trafficking case.Allen reacted to the ruling in a conversation with , telling the outlet that the sentence was fitting after he «preyed on your girls and boys for over 30 years.»«He preyed on young girls and boys for over 30 years — it only seems fit that he’s put away for the same amount of time,» Van Allen, who was the star witness in 2008 when Kelly was in court for child pornography, said.While she said the evidence was against Kelly back in 2008, no one listened, and Kelly was acquitted. Van Allen first met the singer on the set of a music video when she was a minor.

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in Brooklyn racketeering and sex trafficking case - www.thefader.com - New York - Minnesota - Illinois - city Brooklyn
thefader.com
30.06.2022

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in Brooklyn racketeering and sex trafficking case

R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Brooklyn judge, The New York Times reports. The R&B singer was found guilty of nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering in September. Prior to sentencing, the court heard impact statements from Kelly's victims.

R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Being Found Guilty in Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Trial - www.etonline.com - city Brooklyn
etonline.com
29.06.2022

R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Being Found Guilty in Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Trial

R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 yearsin his racketeering and sex trafficking case. On Wednesday, U.S.

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking - www.nme.com
nme.com
29.06.2022

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

R. Kelly has today (June 29) been sentenced to 30 years in prison, following his conviction last year on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, age 55) stood trial last summer for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act last year, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity.

R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years After Being Found Guilty in Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Trial - www.etonline.com - city Brooklyn
etonline.com
29.06.2022

R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years After Being Found Guilty in Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Trial

was found guilty on one count of racketeering and eight violations of the Mann Act by a federal jury in Brooklyn. The verdict is in: R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years. https://t.co/SAYsyGvPL2Born Robert Sylvester Kelly, the singer has also been accused of knowingly infecting some accusers with a sexually transmitted disease, bribery, kidnapping, forced labor and producing child pornography. Defense attorneys and prosecutors argued in court over whether Kelly even could pay a fine.

Prosecutors recommend R. Kelly gets at least 25 years in prison for sex offences - www.nme.com - New York - USA - New York
nme.com
09.06.2022

Prosecutors recommend R. Kelly gets at least 25 years in prison for sex offences

R. Kelly is sentenced to more than 25 years in prison in a new court filing.The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) was convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering offences last year and was due to be formally sentenced last month before the hearing was delayed until June 29.Now in a new filing via the New York Post, prosecutors have called for the singer to be jailed for more than 25 years.“In light of the seriousness of the offences, the need for specific deterrence and the need to protect the public from further crimes of the defendant, the government respectfully submits that a sentence in excess of 25 years is warraned,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge in the case.The US Attorney’s Office also said the singer relied “on his fame, money and popularity as an R&B recording star… to both carry and conceal his crimes”.“He continued his crimes and avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account,” prosecutors added.The 31-page filing details allegations of “callous disregard” he showed his victims during his decades of abuse and sexual exploitation, warning that Kelly “is unlikely to be deterred from further sexually abusing and exploiting children and others.”But R.

R. Kelly loses bid to delay sex trafficking sentencing by months - www.nme.com - Chicago - city Brooklyn
nme.com
06.04.2022

R. Kelly loses bid to delay sex trafficking sentencing by months

R. Kelly has had a bid to delay sentencing for his sex trafficking and racketeering convictions rejected by a court in Brooklyn this week (April 5).The singer stood trial last September for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity.Kelly was found guilty of all the charges against him and was jailed ahead of formal sentencing on May 4, 2022.Kelly wanted a delay to the sentencing in the case until after an upcoming Chicago trial on separate changes for child pornography and obstructed justice.His lawyers argued in court that the date should be pushed back because statements in that hearing “might be used against him” when proceedings begin on August 1 (via Billboard).However, U.S.

R. Kelly seeks acquittal or new trial in racketeering and sex trafficking case - www.nme.com
nme.com
21.02.2022

R. Kelly seeks acquittal or new trial in racketeering and sex trafficking case

R. Kelly has filed a motion to be acquitted on – or at least be granted a new trial for – his September 2021 conviction for racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child and kidnapping.According to documents sighted by Rolling Stone, Kelly and his lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, allege that the R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) was denied his Sixth Amendment rights (which state that all criminal defendants are entitled to “a speedy and public trial” by “an impartial jury”).It’s claimed that Kelly was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel in examining potential jurors, and that his assigned counsel neglected to challenge unqualified jurors.

R. Kelly tests positive for COVID-19 in jail, wins appeal extension - www.nme.com
nme.com
03.02.2022

R. Kelly tests positive for COVID-19 in jail, wins appeal extension

R. Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19 while in a Brooklyn federal jail.The singer stood trial last September for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity. Kelly was found guilty of all the charges against him and has been in jail ever since, ahead of sentencing on May 4, 2022.Kelly could face life behind bars for his crimes, and will face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.He initially had until today (February 3) to appeal the convictions, but because of his positive coronavirus test, U.S.

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago for child pornography postponed to summer 2022 - www.nme.com - Chicago - New York
nme.com
20.10.2021

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago for child pornography postponed to summer 2022

R. Kelly‘s trial for child pornography and obstruction charges has been postponed until next summer.The disgraced artist – real name Robert Sylvester Kelly – was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York last month (September 27).

YouTube permanently suspends two R. Kelly channels following conviction - www.nme.com
nme.com
06.10.2021

YouTube permanently suspends two R. Kelly channels following conviction

R. Kelly channels after the artist was found guilty of multiple accounts of sex trafficking and racketeering.According to Variety, the video-streaming platform shut down RKellyTV (which had 3.5million subscribers) and RKellyVevo (approximately 1.6million) yesterday (October 5).

R. Kelly’s key to the city of Baton Rouge has been rescinded - www.nme.com - state Louisiana
nme.com
01.10.2021

R. Kelly’s key to the city of Baton Rouge has been rescinded

R. Kelly has had his key to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana rescinded by a former city council member after he was found guilty of multiple accounts of sex trafficking and racketeering.Kelly, who was found guilty on all charges against him this week, received the key to the city of Baton Rouge back in February of 2013 from former East Baton Rouge Metro Council member, turned Louisiana State Representative, C.

Chuck D clarifies controversial R. Kelly comments: “His actions were trash” - www.nme.com
nme.com
29.09.2021

Chuck D clarifies controversial R. Kelly comments: “His actions were trash”

Chuck D has clarified his controversial comments on R. Kelly after facing backlash online.The Public Enemy member took to Twitter yesterday (September 28) after Kelly was found guilty on all counts in his federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial the previous day (September 27).“Abused in his youth… an addict as a adult…” Chuck D began.

R. Kelly found guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering - www.thefader.com - New York - New York - Chicago
thefader.com
29.09.2021

R. Kelly found guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering

R. Kelly has been found guilty of federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges by the Eastern District of New York, according to the New York Times.

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