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R. Kelly has been found guilty on all counts in his sex-trafficking trial
Prosecutors had accused R. Kelly of directing his employees to procure women for sex, and of sexual…
Jacob Shamsian,Haven Orecchio…
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R. Kelly's sex crimes case is going before jurors. Here's what they need to agree on to reach a verdict.
On Friday, seven men and five women began deliberating whether R. Kelly ran a decades-long enterpri…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,Jacob…
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R. Kelly's lawyer compares the singer to Martin Luther King Jr. and calls his accusers liars in closing argument
The attorney said R. Kelly's sexual proclivities, including "taping sex" and preferring young women…
Jacob Shamsian
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Nicole Blank Becker was a longtime sex crimes prosecutor. Now she's the lone woman defending R. Kelly.
One of R. Kelly's most visible defenders was a sex crimes prosecutor for decades. But this is Nicol…
Michelle Mark
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R. Kelly was able to sexually abuse so many because his entourage of enablers empowered him, prosecutors told the jury in closing argument
"The law recognizes when someone commits a crime as a part of a group, he is more powerful," Assist…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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R. Kelly's defense team rests after witnesses, including a former Chicago cop, told the jury they never saw the singer abuse anyone
Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday in R. Kelly's sex crimes trial. It remains unclea…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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R. Kelly tells the court he will not testify as his federal sex crimes trial heads toward its conclusion
R. Kelly on Wednesday told a judge he won't take the stand in his defense. He's accused of sexually…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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An aspiring artist who was an unpaid member of R. Kelly's entourage for 15 years testifies he never saw the singer control his 'girlfriends'
When asked what job he performed for R. Kelly, "DA-NI" said it was to "observe, learn, and become,"…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Prosecutors rest their case against R. Kelly after 4 weeks of accusers testifying about harrowing sexual abuse, employees describing his explosive temper
More than 40 witnesses testified, describing harrowing allegations of sexual abuse and bizarre rule…
Jacob Shamsian
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R. Kelly warned that people go 'missing' after a 17-year-old threatened to sue him, former assistant testifies
A former R. Kelly assistant testified that the singer took steps to make a sexual harassment lawsui…
Jacob Shamsian
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A federal judge orders R. Kelly to pay more than $300,000 to his sex-trafficking victims
A New York federal judge has ordered R. Kelly to pay more than $309,000 to victims of his decadeslo…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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An R. Kelly assistant said one of his 18-year-old accusers should run and 'never come back,' text messages show
In text messages she read to the jury, Aliciette Mayweather described how an 18-year-old "girlfrien…
Jacob Shamsian
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A second male accuser testified that R. Kelly 'brainwashed' him and directed him to have sex with 'zombieish' women
A male accuser says R. Kelly arranged "countless" sexual encounters and called him "Nephew" during …
Jacob Shamsian
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R. Kelly reprimanded his assistant for letting his live-in girlfriend 'escape' his home, she testified in court
Assistant Diana Copeland had her pay docked for allowing his girlfriends to go to a nail salon wher…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A radio station intern went to R. Kelly's studio for her big break, but ended up locked in a room for days and assaulted, she testified
The woman said she was scared to report the crime at the time because Kelly had the addresses of ev…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Fake letters and sex tapes: How R. Kelly tried to discredit and compromise his accusers
In June 2022, Kelly, — whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly — was sentenced to 30 …
Jacob Shamsian
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R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit with a woman who said he gave her herpes, she testified
"Kate" told the court that she expressed concerns over STDs to Kelly several times, but he still wo…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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R. Kelly's sham marriage to Aaliyah foreshadowed decades of sexual abuse allegations
R. Kelly, who mentored R&B superstar Aaliyah, also promised to help many of the accusers in his fed…
Jacob Shamsian
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R. Kelly and Aaliyah wore matching jogging suits to their secret, 10-minute-long wedding ceremony, according to their minister
Nathan Edmond, the minister who married the two singers in 1994, spoke publicly about the secret ce…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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An accuser who testified that R. Kelly gave her herpes says he threatened to release her nudes if she didn't drop a lawsuit
A woman who testified under the name "Faith" sued Kelly after she was diagnosed with herpes, which …