Sentenced: Accusers Tell How The Bump N' Grind Hitmaker Sexually Abused Them In Shocking Doc

[LFODBiker]

Just a few random updates -

R. Kelly will not testify in his sex-crimes trial
By Ben Feuerherd - September 22, 2021 11:49am - Updated
Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly will not testify in his own defense, he said in court Wednesday, as his racketeering and sex-crimes trial in federal court in Brooklyn nears an end.

After dismissing the jury for a break Wednesday morning, Judge Ann Donnelly asked Kelly if he did not wish to take the witness stand, and the singer responded affirmatively.

“Yes ma’am,” he said.

Earlier Wednesday, the jury heard from what may be the last defense witness of the trial, music consultant Julius Darrington, who worked with Kelly for several years prior to his arrest.

Darrington testified he did not see Kelly abuse women while he worked with him in his Chicago studio and while they traveled across the country for shows — but said during cross-examination that he had no knowledge of what the “I Believe I Can Fly” crooner did while he was not with him.



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R. Kelly will not testify in his sex-crimes trial

After dismissing the jury for a break, Judge Ann Donnelly asked R. Kelly if he did not wish to take the witness stand, and the singer responded affirmatively.

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Even if he is acquitted in New York, R. Kelly will face more charges elsewhere.
By Rebecca Davis O’Brien - Sept. 22, 2021 - Updated 2:48 p.m. ET
No matter the outcome of his federal trial in Brooklyn, R. Kelly still faces state and federal indictments in two other states, all stemming from what prosecutors describe as the R&B star’s sexual abuse of women and underage girls.

Federal prosecutors in Chicago hit Mr. Kelly in July 2019 with child pornography and obstruction charges. That trial has been pushed back several times because of the pandemic, and to allow Mr. Kelly’s Brooklyn trial to go first.

In February 2019, months before federal charges were announced, the Cook County state’s attorney indicted Mr. Kelly on aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges involving four victims, three of whom were underage at the time. Mr. Kelly has denied the allegations.
The state trial, a date for which has not been set, would be Mr. Kelly’s second criminal trial in Cook County — in 2008, he was acquitted on 14 counts of child pornography charges.
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Even if he is acquitted in New York, R. Kelly will face more charges elsewhere.

Mr. Kelly faces federal child pornography charges in Chicago, sex abuse charges in Cook County, Ill. and a child prostitution charge in Minneapolis.

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[McDanel]

Guilty!!! https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1040528011/r-kelly-verdict-guilty-racketeering-sex-trafficking

 

[Turd Fergusen]

R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex-trafficking trial​

R. Kelly was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades — capping the ’90s R&B superstar’s stunning fall from grace.

The “I Believe I Can Fly” crooner, 54, was convicted on all nine counts including racketeering and violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transport of “any woman or girl” across state lines for any “immoral purpose.”

R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex-trafficking trial

R. Kelly was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades — capping the ’90s R&B superstar’s stunning fall from grace. The “I Believe I Can Fly” c…

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[Symmachus]

I'm glad that this man will be stashed away for a long time now. He deserves every morsel of justice thrown onto him. He stole the dreams of so many young black women and girls (and even some boys too.) He's a monster without a conscience, and a predator without a heart, who has given decades of dedication to raping and perverting pop culture and music history.

And Diamanda Galás is a far more talented musician anyway.

 

[VLGRDSPLY]

he will be away for life - can be on just these counts - and still has another trial starting next year in a different area

 

[Hookah smoking catapillar]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...xual-abuse-shocking-Lifetime-documentary.html

Just finished watch the beginning of the doc on R. Kelly and i went through different emotions. How could so many adults know what he was doing and look the other way.

He manipulated so many young girls and used them it is just disgusting. How he could have been found innocent after the sex tape has always amazed me.

I hope he becomes someone's b.... in prison.

 

[Sue sue]

He should have been prosecuted a long time ago.

 

[Satanica]

I hope he becomes someone's b.... in prison.

He has money, so, unfortunately, his stay won't be torturous.

 

[Future_Milf]

Most ironic and funny part from a recent article->Kelly participated in the conference by video from the federal jail in Brooklyn, did not speak during the hearing because no one could figure out how to unmute him.

R. Kelly was on suicide watch after conviction in New York, lawyer says as trial date set in Chicago case

R&B singer R. Kelly was on suicide watch following his conviction on racketeering charges in New York, his lawyer told a federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday. In the first court hearing since a jury found Kelly guilty three weeks ago,…

www.chicagotribune.com

 

[Satanica]

NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - 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 his orbit for sex.
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U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly is scheduled to sentence Kelly at a hearing starting at 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT).
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R&B singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex case

R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, following the multiplatinum singer's conviction for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

www.reuters.com

 

[Satanica]

R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B superstar, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts against him in a high-profile sex trafficking case.

U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in a Brooklyn courtroom after several of Kelly's victims angrily addressed the convicted sex offender at the hearing.
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case

Kelly "preyed upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification” for decades, prosecutors have said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[BuffettGirl]

Seems like the right call, but honestly, I haven't paid it much attention, his music never did a thing for me...

 

[Satanica]

Me, either. My taste in music is either sublime or totally trashy (with lots of bass).

 

[DaveL]

R&B singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex case

R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, following the multiplatinum singer's conviction for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

www.reuters.com

I certainly won't lose any sleep over a child molester doing 30 years in prison, but the prosecution missed a great opportunity here. If I were the prosecution, I would have asked for "A minimum of 18 years", and I would have repeated that theme over and over, in every variation possible.

"At least 18 years"

"Absolutely nothing under 18 years"

Do the same thing every time he appeals, until he finally gets it through his thick head.

 

[Metalfan]

The tour that never happened : Michael Jackson,and special guest R Kelly,with opener Bill Cosby.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Your body is calling me and ignition are always going to be my songs can’t give them up.

He’s probably where he needs to be but it’s still very sad that someone who had so much talent and wrote so many songs for other people couldn’t control his evil ways.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Kelly is facing federal obstruction of justice charges for allegedly intimidating and threatening a witness in his 2008 child pornography trial, which ended in an acquittal.

Kelly, who has been serving time in a New York prison, was facing charges in 2008 for producing a video of himself when he was around 30 having sex with a girl no older than 14.

In the original trial, the victim, described as "Minor 1," was allegedly threatened and paid off by Kelly to ensure she did not testify.

Testimony by the woman, now in her 30s, will be pivotal. The charges against Kelly also include four counts of the enticement of minors for sex — one count each for four other accusers. All are slated to testify.

Prosecutors say Kelly shot the video of "Minor 1" in a log cabin-themed room at his North Side Chicago home between 1998 and 2000 when she was as young as 13. In it, the girl is heard calling the man "daddy." Federal prosecutors say that she and Kelly had sex hundreds of times over the years in his homes, recording studios and on tour buses.

Double jeopardy prevents the prosecution of someone for the same crimes they were acquitted of earlier, but this shouldn't happen in this case, as prosecutors are alleging different crimes related to "Minor 1," including obstruction of justice as it related to the 2008 trial.

R. Kelly accuser 'Minor 1' will testify in obstruction of justice trial against 'I Wish' singer

R&B singer R. Kelly will be back in court August 15 for obstruction of justice charges. An alleged victim from 2008 in the sex-trafficking and racketerring case is now set to testify against the "I Wish" singer.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Turd Fergusen]

R. Kelly’s former goddaughter testifies he had sex with her ‘hundreds of times’ when she was a minor​

R. Kelly’s former goddaughter gave damning testimony about the R&B legend in court on Thursday — claiming he had sex with her “hundreds of times” when she was a minor and forced her to pose as prostitute to shut her up.

The now-37-year-old woman, known only as “Jane,” described how Kelly videotaped himself having oral sex with her at his home in Chicago when she was 14 years old, during the fourth day of the singer’s federal child pornography trial.

She said the disgraced singer gave her Champagne, instructed her to refer to her genitalia as “14 years old” then urinated on her, according to the Chicago Tribune.

R. Kelly’s former goddaughter testifies he had sex with her ‘hundreds of times’ when she was a minor

She said the disgraced singer gave her Champagne, instructed her to refer to her genitalia as “14 years old” then urinated on her.

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[Turd Fergusen]

Sexual predator R. Kelly found guilty in federal child porn trial in Chicago​

Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly was convicted on federal child pornography charges Wednesday for making videos of himself abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter.

The verdict followed a monthlong trial in Chicago, Kelly’s hometown, where jurors were shown excerpts of the disturbing footage and heard testimony from the victim, now 37, who was identified only as “Jane.”

Jurors deliberated for about 11 hours, beginning on Tuesday afternoon, before returning with a guilty verdict on six of the 13 counts that Kelly had faced, including three child porn charges. In Chicago, a conviction on just one such count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five to 10 years.

It comes on top of a 30-year prison sentence handed to the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer in June after he was found guilty of sex-trafficking and racketeering in a separate federal case in Brooklyn.

Sexual predator R. Kelly found guilty in federal child porn trial in Chicago

Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly was convicted on federal child pornography charges Wednesday for making videos of himself abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter.

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[thuumpr]

So I'm thinking his business cards read:

R. Kelly

Peeing on Minors since 1994

 

[Turd Fergusen]

US prosecutors ask judge to give R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for sex crimes: 'Sadistic' singer, 56, should be locked up for the rest of his life as he 'poses a serious danger to society,' court docs say​

Prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his convictions made last year in a Chicago trial.

The 2022 trial convicted Kelly for three child pornography charges and three charges of enticing a minor.

If granted, the 56-year-old would not be eligible for release until he is about 100, having only recently begun serving a 30-year sentence from a separate verdict made in New York in 2021.

The government request has asked that Kelly begin serving the sentence made in Chicago after fully serving 30-year New York sentence.

In their sentencing recommendation filed on Thursday in US District Court in Chicago, prosecutors described Kelly's behavior as 'sadistic', calling him 'a serial sexual predator' with no remorse and who 'poses a serious danger to society.'

'The only way to ensure Kelly does not reoffend is to impose a sentence that will keep him in prison for the rest of his life,' the 37-page government filing says.

The sentencing in Chicago is set for Thursday next week.

US prosecutors ask judge to give R Kelly 25 more years for sex crimes

Prosecutors asked a judge to give R Kelly 25 more years in prison for sex crimes. The singer will already serve 30 years for a verdict reached in 2021. His lawyer asks for 10 years served concurrently

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Sejanus]

Put him on woodchipper cleaning detail.
Then just wait for it.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

R. Kelly dodges effective life sentence in child porn case​

R. Kelly dodged an effective life sentence Thursday when a Chicago judge tacked on just one extra year to his 30-year punishment behind bars.

The 56-year-old disgraced R&B singer was sentenced in his Illinois case to 20 years in prison — with 19 to run concurrently with his existing, 30-year sentence out of Brooklyn.

That means he’ll only serve one extra year behind bars, and would be eligible for release when he is 80 years old.

R. Kelly dodges effective life sentence in child porn case

The disgraced R&B singer is already serving a 30-year sentence handed down in Brooklyn federal court last year for racketeering and sex trafficking. He faces another 25-year term.

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[Sugar Cookie]

R. Kelly’s $520K in Universal Music royalties must go to sex abuse victims​

More than half a million dollars in R. Kelly’s music royalties held by the Universal Music Group must be turned over to his sex abuse victims, a New York judge ruled.

US District Judge Ann Donnelly signed an order Wednesday ordering UMG, the disgraced R&B singer’s music publisher, to hand over $520,549 to cover unpaid restitution and fines.

Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June 2022 for sexually abusing women and underage girls and boys over the course of decades.

UMG has 10 days to deliver the money to pay the debt, according to the court documents.

Following UMG’s agreement to hand over the cash to victims, prosecutors said they would drop their move to go after Sony’s royalties of more than $1.5 million.

The Sony cash, however, is currently being sought by the abuse victim in Kelly’s Chicago child pornography conviction, who was awarded $4 million.

The “Ignition” singer, 56, still owes more than $42,000 in fines and restitution in that case, Billboard reports.

Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s attorney, said in a statement that she will seek to have the payments returned to her client as she is currently appealing both his convictions.

R. Kelly’s $520K in Universal Music royalties must go to sex abuse victims

More than $500,000 in R. Kelly’s music royalties held by the Universal Music Group must be turned over to his sex abuse victims, a New York judge ruled.

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[Sugar Cookie]

His appeal was denied

Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly 's challenge of 20-year sentence

A federal appeals court says singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago.

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[Turd Fergusen]

R. Kelly's appeal rejected, as Supreme Court upholds 20-year child sex crimes sentence​

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Monday from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison after being convicted of child sex convictions in Chicago.

The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty in 2022 of three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex.

His lawyers argued that a shorter statute of limitations on child sex crime prosecutions should have applied to offenses dating back to the 1990s.

The justices did not detail their reasoning in declining to hear the case, as is typical. Lower courts previously rejected his arguments.

R. Kelly's appeal rejected, as Supreme Court upholds 20-year child sex crimes sentence

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison.

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[Turd Fergusen]

Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly's convictions and 30-year prison term​

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Wednesday after hearing arguments last March.

Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly's convictions and 30-year prison term

R. Kelly's racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court.

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[Turd Fergusen]

R. Kelly seeks prison release, asks for house arrest after alleged murder plot against him​

R&B singer R. Kelly has requested house arrest, citing fears for his safety amid allegations of a murder plot orchestrated by several fellow inmates.

The “I Believe I Can Fly” hitmaker, who is in the midst of his 31-year sentence for child sexual abuse crimes, is seeking a release from federal custody after alleging that his life is in danger.

On Tuesday, the musician’s legal team submitted an emergency motion for temporary furlough in federal court, claiming that three Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials conspired to arrange for Kelly to be killed by a fellow inmate.

R. Kelly seeks prison release, asks for house arrest after alleged murder plot against him

The “I Believe I Can Fly” hitmaker, who is in the midst of his 31-year sentence for child sexual abuse crimes, is seeking a release from federal custody after alleging that his life is …

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[HEREIBE22]

R. Kelly seeks prison release, asks for house arrest after alleged murder plot against him​

R. Kelly seeks prison release, asks for house arrest after alleged murder plot against him

The “I Believe I Can Fly” hitmaker, who is in the midst of his 31-year sentence for child sexual abuse crimes, is seeking a release from federal custody after alleging that his life is …

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yeah, that's a big NO

 

[Turd Fergusen]

R. Kelly rushed to the hospital after overdosing in prison — as his lawyer alleges it was part of a wild murder plot​

R. Kelly allegedly overdosed in prison and was rushed to the hospital last week.

In court documents obtained by The Post, the rapper’s attorney, Beau B. Brindley, claimed that Bureau of Prisons staff at his federal center in Butner, North Carolina intentionally gave him too much medication, which caused him to overdose and be transferred to a nearby hospital.

R. Kelly rushed to the hospital after overdosing in prison — as his lawyer alleges it was part of a wild murder plot

R. Kelly’s attorney is claiming that prison staff tried to kill the rapper.

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