R Kelly

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Prosecutors Ask for 25 Years in R. Kelly in Sex Trafficking Case ... (American Songwriter)

The trial was seen as a pivotal moment in the #MeToo movement, counting Kelly, along with his entourage, as a criminal enterprise. According to a court memo ...

The filing also states Kelly routinely “preyed upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification.” Along with his trafficking and racketeering charges, Kelly also bribed a state employee to falsify documents in order to marry singer Aaliyah who was 15 years old at the time—he was 27. “He continued his crimes and avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account,” the filing reads.

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R Kelly 'poses serious danger to the public', according to federal ... (Black Hills Pioneer)

Federal prosecutors claim R Kelly "poses a serious danger to the public" as the 'I Believe I Can Fly' singer awaits sentencing later this month.

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R Kelly should get at least 25 years in prison, prosecutors say (The Guardian)

R&B superstar used his fame to systematically 'prey upon children and young women', prosecutors wrote in the filing.

Witnesses said they were married in matching jogging suits using a license falsely listing her age as 18; he was 27 at the time. A New York City jury found Kelly guilty of racketeering and multiple other counts last year at a sex-trafficking trial that was seen as a signature moment in the #MeToo movement. Kelly used his “fame, money and popularity” to systematically “prey upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification”, prosecutors wrote in the filing.

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R. Kelly Facing Possible 25 Years in Jail Following Request by ... (PEOPLE.com)

Prosecutors filed a 31-page document with the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday. The disgraced R&B singer faces sentencing on June 29.

Wednesday's court filing is by no means the only legal trouble Kelly faces. In Wednesday's memo, prosecutors also wrote about the wedding, which was later annulled with the help of Aaliyah's family. They continued that Kelly's "actions were brazen, manipulative, controlling and coercive.

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R. Kelly should get 25 years behind bars, prosecutors say (WOKV)

Kelly was found guilty of all nine charges filed against him, including one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying acts including sexual exploitation of a ...

Kelly had produced Aaliyah’s 1994 debut album which included the song “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number,” the AP reported. For the racketeering charge, the jury needed to find him guilty of at least two of the 14 allegations. Jurors heard allegations about a fraudulent marriage between the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer and R&B performer Aaliyah in 1994. A jury in New York City found Kelly guilty in his sex-trafficking trial. Prosecutors wrote in the filing that Kelly used his “fame, money and popularity” to “prey upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification.” Kelly was 27.

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