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R. Kelly's attorney says the 'musical genius' doesn't deserve 25 years in prison for his crimes because he was sexually abused as a child
A lawyer for R. Kelly asked a federal judge to sentence him to no more than 10 years in prison. Pro…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Devout R. Kelly fan charged with threatening prosecutors ahead of R&B star's New York sentencing
"If Kellz goes down, everybody's going down," Christopher Gunn said in a video outside the US Attor…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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R. Kelly's lawyer asks for a new trial, arguing singer shouldn't have to defend himself from 'sexual deviant' accusations
R. Kelly's new lawyer says jurors shouldn't have seen videos of the singer engaging in group sex or…
Jacob Shamsian
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R. Kelly was found guilty of child porn charges in Chicago federal trial
R. Kelly is already serving a 30 year sentence on sex trafficking charges out of a New York federal…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison after sex-trafficking conviction
Robert Sylvester Kelly, 55, was convicted in September of federal racketeering and sex-trafficking …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,Jacob Shamsian
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The feds want to garnish R. Kelly's royalty payments and give the money to 2 of his victims
Federal prosecutors said they have already garnished nearly $28,000 from R. Kelly's inmate trust ac…
Michelle Mark
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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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Advocates say an R. Kelly verdict 'would not have happened' without campaigns for justice led by Black women
Without Black women campaigning against the singer for decades, critics say R. Kelly's conviction f…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell,Gwen Aviles
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We spent 7 weeks covering R. Kelly's sex crimes trial. Inside the courthouse, time seemed to melt and the singer's fans got rowdy.
COVID-19 restrictions and R. Kelly supporters packing the courthouse made covering the singer's sex…
Jacob Shamsian,Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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The family of one of R. Kelly's girlfriends hopes his conviction will help them finally reunite with her
The family of Joycelyn Savage, who remained in a relationship with R. Kelly even after his arrest, …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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R. Kelly accuser reacts to the singer's conviction: 'I'm ready to start living my life free from fear'
A woman who testified as "Sonya" and accused R. Kelly of sexually assaulting her in 2003 said she c…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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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-Egresitz
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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 Shamsian
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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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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…