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R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail In Sex Abuse Case by NwaNimo1(m): 8:27pm On Jun 29, 2022 |
US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his status to run a scheme to sexually abuse children and women. In September, a jury in New York convicted the R&B artist, 55, of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. The Chicago native - whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly - was also fined $100,000 (£82,525). He currently faces separate criminal charges in three other cases. Kelly - known for hit songs like I Believe I Can Fly and Ignition - was found to have used his celebrity status and sphere of influence to lure women and children into sexual abuse over two decades. At his sentencing on Wednesday, US District Judge Ann Donnelly said the celebrity had used sex as a weapon, forcing his victims to do unspeakable things and saddling them with incurable diseases. The sentence, she said, would act as a deterrent from committing similar crimes in the future. Jurors at Kelly's six-week trial in Brooklyn heard how he trafficked women between different US states, assisted by managers, security guards and other members of his entourage. The court also heard how Kelly had illegally obtained paperwork to marry singer Aaliyah when she was 15 in 1994, seven years before the singer died in a plane crash. The certificate, leaked at the time, listed Aaliyah's age as 18. The marriage was annulled months later. Federal prosecutors had recommended that Kelly be sentenced to more than 25 years in prison, given the seriousness of his crimes and "the need to protect the public from further crimes". But his lawyers called for a sentence of 10 years - the mandatory minimum for his conviction - or less. They portrayed Kelly as growing up poor in a household rife with domestic violence and suffering sexual abuse from a young age. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61989606 ![]() |
Re: R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail In Sex Abuse Case by TheStakeHolder(m): 8:30pm On Jun 29, 2022 |
This life sha... After all he's achieved... What a pity. |
Re: R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail In Sex Abuse Case by NwaNimo1(m): 8:31pm On Jun 29, 2022 |
For common sex ring?.......hope our pastors are watching! [img]https://giffiles./216/216381.gif[/img] ...Racists! |
Re: R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail In Sex Abuse Case by VeryWickedGoat: 8:32pm On Jun 29, 2022 |
The Pied Piper of R&B Every successful black man is eventually put down after making enough money for their corporate White slavemasters. Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Mike Tyson, Arsenio Hall, Wesley Snipes, Tiger Woods, Tim Montgomery Next on the list; Floyd Mayweather, Will Smith, Usain Bolt, Anthony Joshua, Dave Chappelle, 4 Likes |
Re: R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail In Sex Abuse Case by Timialaye: 8:33pm On Jun 29, 2022 |
Wow |
Re: R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail In Sex Abuse Case by hammer567: 8:35pm On Jun 29, 2022 |
VeryWickedGoat: THEY ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH WILL SMITH. HIS PROBLEMS HAVE JUST BEGAN, STAY TUNED |
Re: R. Kelly Given 30 Years In Jail In Sex Abuse Case by Mynd44: 8:55pm On Jun 29, 2022 |
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