Nation Feb 12 Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly’s convictions and 30-year prison sentence By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Oct 07 Supreme Court declines singer R. Kelly’s appeal for child sex crimes conviction The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer was found guilty in 2022 of three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Arts Feb 23 R. Kelly to learn if he effectively gets ‘life’ sentence for child porn and enticement of minors R. Kelly is set to learn whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison when a federal judge sentences him on convictions for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex. By Michael Tarm, Claire Savage, Associated Press
Arts Feb 17 Federal prosecutors request 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago. That recommendation in a late Thursday court filing would add to the 30… By Michael Tarm, Associated Press
Arts Sep 14 R. Kelly convicted on multiple child pornography charges, acquitted of trial fixing A federal jury on Wednesday convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world. By Michael Tarm, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Sep 12 Court to hear closing arguments for R. Kelly trial on fixing charges, child pornography By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Closing arguments are scheduled Monday for R. Kelly and two co-defendants in the R&B singer's trial on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex. Continue reading
Aug 23 Witness says a desperate R. Kelly offered $1 million for return of video By Michael Tarm, Associated Press With the testimony Tuesday, prosecutors sought to persuade jurors that Kelly was desperate in the early 2000s to recover the recording that had gone missing, knowing it could land him in serious legal trouble. Continue reading
Aug 19 R. Kelly’s lawyer will get to question government witness By Michael Tarm, Associated Press The witness, who goes by the pseudonym Jane at the trial, testified Thursday that Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of times before she turned 18. Continue reading
Aug 18 Woman describes frequent sexual abuse by R. Kelly before she was 18 By Michael Tarm, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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