Singer R Kelly

Multiplatinum R&B singer R. Kelly will be sentenced on Wednesday for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into ...

read more They argued he demonstrated a "callous disregard" for his victims and showed no remorse. He has repeatedly denied sexual abuse accusations.

R Kelly has been convicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges and is facing sentencing today. Prosecutors are seeking 25 years, while his defense is ...

In this clip from 2011, R Kelly can be seen performing a song at a show in Ethiopia in which he asks women if they want to return to the US with him. “With every addition of a new victim, you grew in wickedness,” the victim, named Angela, said. The victim stopped speaking and directed her attention to the singer. They are calling for a sentence of 10 years or fewer, arguing that anything beyond that would be indefensible. He was convicted on nine counts last September, which included one racketeering and eight counts of Mann Act violations. A judge will rule on R Kelly's sentencing today.

The singer, 55, was convicted of all nine counts against him in the sex-trafficking trial, which took place in September. Federal prosecutors want the 12 Play ...

"The relationships Mr. Kelly had with the various Jane Does were consenting relationships." The disturbing case has gripped the nation and was unpicked in Netflix's Surviving R Kelly documentary. Evidence presented at the trial suggested a fraudulent marriage scheme protected Kelly after he worried he had impregnated the R&B star in 1994 when she was just 15. Mendez branded R. Kelly a "predator", however the singer's lawyer Nicole Blank Becker said the government's case had "gaps". The singer is also claimed to have insisted on his victims calling him "Daddy" while filming their sexual encounters, controlling his victims "physically, sexually and psychologically". Federal prosecutors want the 12 Play hitmaker to be locked up for more 25 years to "protect the public".

At R Kelly's sentencing hearing, the court has heard victim impact statements from seven women, presented anonymously as "Jane Does".

Kelly is also facing a second trial in Chicago in August that could see additional convictions and prison time. "Success and love... "The pied piper of R&B, both in music and in technique and in approach," a woman using the pseudonym Angela said as she addressed him in the courtroom. At his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, the court heard impact statements from seven women, presented anonymously as "Jane Does", who confronted the disgraced singer over his "God-like complex" and said he used "fame and power" to entice his victims. The disgraced singer listened as the survivors condemned his "despicable" abuse and described him as "the pied piper of R&B" ahead of the judge announcing his jail term. The court has heard victim impact statements from seven women, presented anonymously as "Jane Does". They confronted the disgraced singer over his "God-like complex" and said he used "fame and power" to entice his victims.

The Ignition singer faces decades behind bars when he is sentenced on 29 June in New York.

These were not May-October relationships, which is what his defense attorney wanted the jury to believe — these were crimes against children and some adults,” Ms Allred said after the conviction. And she added: “I have been practicing law for 47 years. And she added: “This conviction would not have been possible without the bravery and resilience of R Kelly’s victims. Kelly sat motionless as he was convicted on one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying acts that included sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery, and sex trafficking charges. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. In a sentencing memorandum, federal prosecutors have asked the judge to imprison Kelly for “in excess of 25 years”, and also reminded the judge that Kelly qualifies for a life sentence.

A sentencing hearing for R. Kelly began on Wednesday, where the multiplatinum R&B singer will learn his fate after being convicted of exploiting his stardom ...

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