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BREAKING: Painfully R. Kelly has just been sentenced to 30 years in prison on charges he sexually abused multiple women and underage girls, in what has been described as a downfall from the pinnacle of pop stardom in the ’90s, from then glory to now grass.
The sad fall of a hero, as you see in the picture above, is that of the Fallen R&B superstar with the stage name ''R. Kelly'' a house hood name in the 90s as he has been sentenced to 30 years in prison starting on Wednesday 29th June 2022
He was sentenced to prison for using his fame to subject young fans — some just children, mostly girls child, and women — to systematic sexual abuse.
One of the victims has confessed through tears and anger, as well as several of R Kelly’s accusers, who told the court how the pop musician had preyed on them and misled his fans.
In one of their voice, see the quote below
She asks, ``in live hearing Kelly do you remember me, hope you did remember that?” she added.
R Kelly is now 55 years old at the time of writing this report ''R. Kelly Has Just Been Sentenced to 30 Years In Prison'', sadly throughout the moment of his sentencing today he did not speak a word, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison and was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
The Grammy-winning, multi platinum-selling singer and songwriter was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had previously wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women.
“Although sex was certainly a weapon that you used, this is not a case about sex. It’s a case about violence, cruelty, and control,” U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly told him and the public
The sentence caps a slow-motion fall for R Kelly, who was adored by legions of fans and sold millions of albums even after allegations about his abuse of young girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s.
Kelly’s lawyers had argued he should get no more than 10 years in prison because he had a traumatic childhood “involving severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty, and violence.”
As an adult with “literacy deficiencies,” the star was “repeatedly defrauded and financially abused, often by the people he paid to protect him,” his lawyers said during the hearing
The hitmaker is known for work including the 1996 hit “I Believe I Can Fly” and the cult classic “Trapped in the Closet,” a multi-part tale of sexual betrayal and intrigue.
Allegations that Kelly abused young girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s. He was sued in 1997 by a woman who alleged sexual battery and sexual harassment while she was a minor, and he later faced criminal child pornography charges related to a different girl in Chicago. A jury there acquitted him in 2008, and he settled the lawsuit, but that never-ending
All the while, Kelly continued to sell millions of albums, as more people keep on accusing him of sexual abuse that the Brooklyn federal court jury have to convict him after hearing that he used his entourage of managers and aides to meet girls and keep them obedient, an operation that prosecutors said amounted to a criminal enterprise.
R Kelly, was born and named Robert Sylvester Kelly, in a poor environment, but embraced music as a career with the stage name R Kelly, his music mostly hit in the 1990s. But sadly he used his “fame, money and popularity” to systematically “prey upon children and young women for his sexual gratification,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing earlier this month.
Several accusers testified that Kelly subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage, to them, he took advantage of them using his then fame
The accusers alleged they were ordered to sign nondisclosure forms and were subjected to threats and punishments such as violent spankings if they broke what one referred to as “Rob’s rules.”
Some said they believed the videotapes he shot of them having sex would be used against them if they exposed what was happening.
According to testimony, Kelly gave several accusers herpes without disclosing he had an STD, coerced a teenage boy to join him for sex with a naked girl who emerged from underneath a boxing ring in his garage, and shot a shaming video that showed one victim smearing feces on her face as punishment for breaking his the rules
Though Kelly has denied any wrongdoing. He didn’t testify at his last trial nor did he say a word, but his then-lawyers portrayed his accusers as girlfriends and groupies who weren’t forced to do anything against their will and stayed with him because they enjoyed the perks of his lifestyle, music, fame, and money
Evidence also was presented about a fraudulent marriage scheme hatched to protect Kelly after he feared he had impregnated R&B phenom, Aaliyah, in 1994 when she was just 15 years old.
Witnesses said they were married in matching jogging suits using a license falsely listing her age as 18; he was 27 at the time.
Aaliyah worked with Kelly, who wrote and produced her 1994 debut album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number.” She died in a plane crash in the year 2001 at age 22.
An earlier defense memo suggested prosecutors’ arguments for a higher sentence were overreached by falsely claiming Kelly participated in the paying of a bribe to a government official to facilitate the illegal marriage.
The Associated Press does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted or abused unless they come forward publicly. The women who spoke at Kelly’s sentencing were identified only by first names or pseudonyms.
Kelly has been jailed without bail since 2019. He’s still facing child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in Chicago, where a trial is scheduled to begin Aug 15 this year even so that he has also been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The sad fall of a hero, as you see in the picture above, is that of the Fallen R&B superstar with the stage name ''R. Kelly'' a house hood name in the 90s as he has been sentenced to 30 years in prison starting on Wednesday 29th June 2022
He was sentenced to prison for using his fame to subject young fans — some just children, mostly girls child, and women — to systematic sexual abuse.
One of the victims has confessed through tears and anger, as well as several of R Kelly’s accusers, who told the court how the pop musician had preyed on them and misled his fans.
In one of their voice, see the quote below
She asks, ``in live hearing Kelly do you remember me, hope you did remember that?” she added.
R Kelly is now 55 years old at the time of writing this report ''R. Kelly Has Just Been Sentenced to 30 Years In Prison'', sadly throughout the moment of his sentencing today he did not speak a word, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison and was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
The Grammy-winning, multi platinum-selling singer and songwriter was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had previously wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women.
“Although sex was certainly a weapon that you used, this is not a case about sex. It’s a case about violence, cruelty, and control,” U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly told him and the public
The sentence caps a slow-motion fall for R Kelly, who was adored by legions of fans and sold millions of albums even after allegations about his abuse of young girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s.
Kelly’s lawyers had argued he should get no more than 10 years in prison because he had a traumatic childhood “involving severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty, and violence.”
As an adult with “literacy deficiencies,” the star was “repeatedly defrauded and financially abused, often by the people he paid to protect him,” his lawyers said during the hearing
The hitmaker is known for work including the 1996 hit “I Believe I Can Fly” and the cult classic “Trapped in the Closet,” a multi-part tale of sexual betrayal and intrigue.
Allegations that Kelly abused young girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s. He was sued in 1997 by a woman who alleged sexual battery and sexual harassment while she was a minor, and he later faced criminal child pornography charges related to a different girl in Chicago. A jury there acquitted him in 2008, and he settled the lawsuit, but that never-ending
All the while, Kelly continued to sell millions of albums, as more people keep on accusing him of sexual abuse that the Brooklyn federal court jury have to convict him after hearing that he used his entourage of managers and aides to meet girls and keep them obedient, an operation that prosecutors said amounted to a criminal enterprise.
R Kelly, was born and named Robert Sylvester Kelly, in a poor environment, but embraced music as a career with the stage name R Kelly, his music mostly hit in the 1990s. But sadly he used his “fame, money and popularity” to systematically “prey upon children and young women for his sexual gratification,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing earlier this month.
Several accusers testified that Kelly subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage, to them, he took advantage of them using his then fame
The accusers alleged they were ordered to sign nondisclosure forms and were subjected to threats and punishments such as violent spankings if they broke what one referred to as “Rob’s rules.”
Some said they believed the videotapes he shot of them having sex would be used against them if they exposed what was happening.
According to testimony, Kelly gave several accusers herpes without disclosing he had an STD, coerced a teenage boy to join him for sex with a naked girl who emerged from underneath a boxing ring in his garage, and shot a shaming video that showed one victim smearing feces on her face as punishment for breaking his the rules
Though Kelly has denied any wrongdoing. He didn’t testify at his last trial nor did he say a word, but his then-lawyers portrayed his accusers as girlfriends and groupies who weren’t forced to do anything against their will and stayed with him because they enjoyed the perks of his lifestyle, music, fame, and money
Evidence also was presented about a fraudulent marriage scheme hatched to protect Kelly after he feared he had impregnated R&B phenom, Aaliyah, in 1994 when she was just 15 years old.
Witnesses said they were married in matching jogging suits using a license falsely listing her age as 18; he was 27 at the time.
Aaliyah worked with Kelly, who wrote and produced her 1994 debut album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number.” She died in a plane crash in the year 2001 at age 22.
An earlier defense memo suggested prosecutors’ arguments for a higher sentence were overreached by falsely claiming Kelly participated in the paying of a bribe to a government official to facilitate the illegal marriage.
The Associated Press does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted or abused unless they come forward publicly. The women who spoke at Kelly’s sentencing were identified only by first names or pseudonyms.
Kelly has been jailed without bail since 2019. He’s still facing child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in Chicago, where a trial is scheduled to begin Aug 15 this year even so that he has also been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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