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R. Kelly Convicted of Child Porn, Enticing Girls for Sex
A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown. It’s another legal blow to a singer who was once one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. Prosecutors won convictions on six of the 13 counts against him, with many of the convictions carrying...
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R. Kelly Utilized His Fame to Abuse Minors, Prosecutor Says During Closing Arguments
Addressing jurors in a courtroom in Chicago, Kelly’s hometown, Elizabeth Pozolo cited one of Kelly’s accusers who was the government’s star witness at the monthlong trial.
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Accuser's Mom Describes R. Kelly's Threats That Made Her Fear for Her Life
A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14 told jurors Monday at the singer’s federal trial that she lied to a state grand jury 20 years ago, in part because she and her husband felt threatened by Kelly and feared for their lives if they told the truth.
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Woman, Who Soon After Meeting Asked R. Kelly to Be Her Godfather, Describes Sexual Abuse Since She Was 13
A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades has testified that the R&B singer sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 years old, starting when she was just 15. Jane — the pseudonym for the 37-year-old woman at Kelly’s trial on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges —...
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Self-Described R. Kelly Manager Pleads Guilty to Stalking One of Singer's Victims
A self-described manager and adviser to singer R. Kelly has pleaded guilty to an interstate stalking charge.
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R. Kelly's Manager On Trial for Making Threat to Theater Screening ‘Surviving R. Kelly'
The trial of R. Kelly’s manager has opened on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater.
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Disgraced R&B Star R. Kelly Back in Chicago for Sex Trial
R. Kelly has returned to the federal jail in downtown Chicago ahead of his trial on child pornography and obstruction-of-justice charges, just two weeks after the disgraced R&B star was sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking.
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R. Kelly on Suicide Watch for ‘Purely Punitive Reasons,' His Attorney Says
“MDC Brooklyn is being run like a gulag,” his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean said. BOP insists it’s committed to “the safety and security of all inmates.”
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R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
After a nearly three-hour hearing, the R&B singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison over convictions of racketeering and sex trafficking.
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‘Victory Belongs to the Victims': R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in NYC Federal Sex Trafficking Case
R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. The singer and songwriter, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being…
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Prosecutors: R. Kelly Should Get at Least 25 Years in Prison
Prosecutors say R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” deserves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls. They demanded the sentence on Wednesday in advance of his sentencing later this month. A New York City jury found Kelly guilty of racketeering and multiple other counts last year at...
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Man Sentenced for R. Kelly Witness Intimidation Attempt
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for setting fire to a car in what authorities say was an attempt to intimidate a potential witness in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking trial.
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R. Kelly's Chicago Trial on Federal Sex Charges Set Aug. 1
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his conviction in an earlier sex trafficking trial in New York.
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YouTube Pulls Two R. Kelly Channels After Sex-Trafficking Conviction
YouTube pulled two channels linked to R. Kelly after he was found guilty on all counts in a federal sex-trafficking trial last week, the company said.
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A Jury Convicted R. Kelly — But Will His Music Face Consequences?
It’s unlikely that Monday’s moment of justice — when a federal jury in New York found the 54-year-old R&B superstar guilty of all nine counts in a sex trafficking trial — will mean much for his fans, given all the awful things they had learned already, some observers say.
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In R. Kelly Verdict, Black Women See Long-Overdue Justice
Accusers and others demanding accountability for R&B superstar R. Kelly over allegations that he was abusing young women and girls for decades say it took so long to get to a guilty verdict in part because his targets were Black
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Gloria Allred: R. Kelly ‘Worst' Sexual Predator I've Pursued in My 47 Year Legal Profession
After R&B star R. Kelly was found guilty of nine federal counts of racketeering and sex trafficking, attorney Gloria Allred, who represented several of Kelly’s victims, spoke out about the heinous nature of his crimes, including knowingly spreading genital herpes and using child pornography to blackmail his victims into compliance.
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R&B Singer R. Kelly Found Guilty On All Counts of Racketeering, Sex Trafficking
A jury found R&B star R. Kelly guilty on Monday on all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking.
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R&B Artist R. Kelly Found Guilty on All Counts in Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Trial
R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty Monday on all counts in a high-profile sex-trafficking case by a federal jury in Brooklyn.
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‘Reign of Terror': Jury Finds R. Kelly Guilty on All Counts in Federal Sex Trafficking Trial
After a weeks-long federal sex trafficking trial, R. Kelly has been found guilty on all counts by a federal jury in Brooklyn Monday. The anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women who have listened to witnesses and defenses from the R&B singer’s lawyer for over the past month announced they reached a verdict Monday afternoon. Kelly was charged...