Kelly, helped make his case a signifier of the #MeToo era, and gave voice to accusers who wondered if their stories were previously ignored because they were Black women. Widespread public condemnation didn’t come until a widely watched docuseries, Surviving R. Other artists continued to record his songs, even after he was arrested in 2002 and accused of making a recording of himself sexually abusing and urinating on a 14-year-old girl. His records and concert tickets kept selling. Several accusers testified in lurid detail during the trial, alleging that Kelly subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage.įor years, the public and news media seemed to be more amused than horrified by allegations of inappropriate relationships with minors, starting with Kelly’s illegal marriage to the R&B phenom Aaliyah in 1994 when she was just 15. “I think I’m even more disappointed the government brought the case in the first place, given all the inconsistencies,” Cannick said. One of Kelly’s lawyers, Deveraux Cannick, said he was disappointed and hoped to appeal. He faces the possibility of decades in prison for crimes including violating the Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law that prohibits taking anyone across state lines “for any immoral purpose.” Sentencing is scheduled for May 4. Kelly Remains on Suicide Watch "For His Own Safety," Say Authorities The 31-page filing delves into the “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.R. Kelly was found guilty last September of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades. “He continued his crimes and avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account.” R.
The US Attorney’s Office blasted the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer for “relying on his fame, money and popularity as an R&B recording star… to both carry and conceal his crimes” as he got immense help from his large network of associates. “In light of the seriousness of the offenses, 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 warranted,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge on the case. He was convicted of all nine counts against him in the sex trafficking trial. Kelly, who is scheduled to be sentenced June 29, was found guilty last September of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades. Kelly to sit in prison for more than 25 years, according to a Thursday legal filing. Kelly engaged to Joycelyn Savage: ‘I’m not the victim,’ he’s ‘not the monster’įederal prosecutors want R&B singer and convicted sex offender R. Kelly manager called in shooter threat so he wouldn’t lose money: feds
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