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R. Kelly Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Sex Crimes Convictions, Citing Statute of Limitations
R. Kelly has asked the Supreme Court to overturn his sex crimes convictions, arguing the case should have been barred by the statute of limitations.
R. Kelly is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his convictions on child pornography and enticement charges, arguing the case should have been barred by the statute of limitations. The other one — a September 2021 guilty verdict on racketeering charges brought by prosecutors in New York that resulted in a 30-year prison sentence — is currently pending on appeal before a lower appellate court. In the current case, a different team of federal prosecutors from Chicago accused Kelly of violating child pornography laws, enticing minors for sex and obstructing justice by upending a 2008 criminal trial.
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