Arts Sep 14 R. Kelly convicted on multiple child pornography charges, acquitted of trial fixing By Michael Tarm, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Nation Sep 12 Court to hear closing arguments for R. Kelly trial on fixing charges, child pornography 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. By Michael Tarm, Associated Press
Arts Aug 23 Witness says a desperate R. Kelly offered $1 million for return of video 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. By Michael Tarm, Associated Press
Nation Aug 19 R. Kelly’s lawyer will get to question government witness 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. By Michael Tarm, Associated Press
Arts Aug 18 Woman describes frequent sexual abuse by R. Kelly before she was 18 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. By Michael Tarm, Associated Press
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Jun 29 R. Kelly is sentenced 30 years in sex trafficking case By Tom Hays, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his R&B superstardom to subject young fans to systematic sexual abuse. Continue reading
Jun 29 R. Kelly in court for federal sex trafficking sentencing By Tom Hays, Associated Press R. Kelly is being sentenced in a sex trafficking case that could put him behind bars for years. A judge is set to impose the sentence Wednesday in a federal court in New York City. Continue reading
Oct 20 R. Kelly’s Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1 By Associated Press A federal judge has 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. Continue reading
Sep 27 R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press R. Kelly has been convicted in a sex trafficking trial after several accusers testified in lurid detail how he subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage. Continue reading