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R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Abuse
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June 30, 2022
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5:30Now PlayingR. Kelly, the famous R&B singer, is sentenced to 30 years in prison for after his conviction in 2021. Francesca Fiorentini and Erin Ryan break it down on The Damage Report.
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges
"Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from his efforts over years to use his fame to ensnare victims he sexually abused.
Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Kelly, 55, to more than 25 years behind bars, while his defense attorneys asked for 10 or fewer, saying prosecutors’ request was “tantamount to a life sentence.”
“You left in your wake a trail of broken lives,” Donnelly told Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly.
In deciding the sentence, Donnelly said she considered Kelly’s own traumatic childhood, during which his attorneys said he was repeatedly sexually abused by a family member and a landlord."
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