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Jul 1, 2022 · Why did R Kelly get a longer sentence than Ghislaine Maxwell? A legal expert explains. A US trial heard that Kelly was a ‘prolific serial predator’ who preyed ‘on the young and...
- Case About 'Violence, Cruelty and Control,' Judge Says
- Lawyers Wanted More Lenient Sentence
- Aaliyah Marriage Scheme
"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," the judge told Kelly. The sentence caps a slow-motion fall for 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 th...
Kelly's lawyers had argued in court papers he should get no more than 10 years in prison because he "experienced 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...
Evidence also was presented about a fraudulent marriage scheme hatched to protect Kelly after he feared he had impregnated R&B singer Aaliyah in 1994 when she was just 15. Witnesses said they were married in matching jogging suits using a licence falsely listing her age as 18; he was 27 at the time. Aaliyah worked with Kelly, who wrote and produced...
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Jun 29, 2022 · Well, according to former assistant United States attorney Neama Rahmani, there are two substantial reasons Kelly’s sentence is longer. “R. Kelly is clearly a litigious man,” Rahmani ...
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Jun 29, 2022 · New York CNN — Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from...
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Jun 9, 2022 · Federal prosecutors in New York recommended that disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly be sentenced to more than 25 years in prison, citing his “decades of crime” and a “callous disregard for the very...
Feb 17, 2023 · Entertainment & Arts. R. Kelly reportedly got engaged to one of his alleged victims before his sentencing. July 11, 2022. “A consecutive sentence is eminently reasonable given the...
Jun 28, 2022 · June 28, 2022. The former R&B singer R. Kelly, who had long escaped criminal penalties despite decades of sexual misconduct allegations, will face sentencing on Wednesday in...
