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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...
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NYC Jury Starts Deliberations in R. Kelly Federal Sex Trafficking Case
The jury of seven men and five women started to deliberate the 54-year-old singer’s case on Friday.
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R. Kelly Says He Won't Testify at His Sex Trafficking Trial
R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won’t take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he’ll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination. “You don’t want to testify, correct?” U.S. District Judge Ann Connelly asked the R&B singer. He responded: “Yes, ma’am.” Lawyers had already said Kelly was unlikely to testify on his own behalf....
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R Kelly Prosecutors Rest; Defense Calls on Singer's Allies
Prosecutors at the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial ended their case after calling dozens of witnesses over the past month who detailed the government’s sweeping allegations against the singer in lurid detail
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Witness Says R. Kelly Kept Her Locked Up, Barely Fed Her Before Sex Assault
The woman testified in lurid detail that she was locked in a darkened room for days, barely given anything to eat and believes she was drugged and violated by Kelly while she was unconscious
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R. Kelly Trial: Woman Weeps While Testifying About Singer's Abuse, Girl Scout Fetish
A key accuser at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, first claiming Kelly had a Girl Scout fetish and then weeping when a prosecutor asked her to read out loud from a journal entry describing how he allegedly beat and choked her the last time they were together in 2010.
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‘Predator' Who Made Girls Call Him ‘Daddy:' Lurid Details Shared as R. Kelly NYC Sex Trial Begins
A prosecutor described sex abuse claims against R&B star R. Kelly Wednesday, saying the long-anticipated trial now underway is “about a predator” who used his fame to entice girls, boys and young women before dominating and controlling them physically, sexually and psychologically for at least three decades. “This case is not about a celebrity who likes to party a lot,” Assistant...
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After Years of Suspicion, Reckoning for High-Flying R. Kelly
Starting this week, what prosecutors say was a not-so-secret dark side of R&B superstar R. Kelly will be presented in lurid detail for a jury in New York City.
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Jury Selection Set to Begin in NYC for R. Kelly Sex Trafficking Case
After several delays, the first phase of the sex trafficking trial of R&B star R. Kelly has begun with jury selection in New York City
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Prosecutors Air More Claims in R. Kelly Case; 1 Involves Boy
Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims
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R. Kelly Moved to NYC Ahead of Federal Sex Trafficking Trial
Singer R. Kelly has been moved to federal custody in Brooklyn from Chicago ahead of his imminent trial on sex trafficking charges. It was not immediately clear exactly when the one-time R&B superstar was moved, but federal Bureau of Prisons records show Kelly is now housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center. A judge approved the move in April, saying...