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R. Kelly Convictions and 30-Year Prison Term Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
R. Kelly's convictions and 30-year prison sentence were upheld by a federal appeals court on Wednesday (Feb. 12).
R. Kelly ’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court that concluded the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. The videos, the appeals court said, “were properly admitted to show the means and methods of the enterprise, including the level of control and dominance Kelly had over his victims.” R. Kelly arrives at the Daley Center in Chicago to attend a closed-door hearing in a court fight with his ex-wife over child support on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
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