R. Kelly

R. Kelly sentenced to one more year in prison for child pornography

1:01pm February 23, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The disgraced former R&B star is already serving 30 years for sex trafficking and racketeering. On Thursday, he was given one more year in prison for having made pornography with three children.

Musician R. Kelly (center) was found guilty Wednesday on three counts of child pornography but was acquitted of a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge accusing him fixing his state child pornography trial in 2008.

R. Kelly is convicted of child pornography

5:44pm September 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

A federal jury convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world.

Musician R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center in May 2019 in Chicago after a hearing in his child support case.

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R. Kelly's lawyer says prosecution witnesses in his sex crimes trial lied

12:39pm September 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

In her closing argument Tuesday that the case against the singer largely rests on the testimony of "blackmailers and extortionists." He's accused of producing child porn and rigging an early trial.

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'Me Too' Founder Tarana Burke Says Black Girls' Trauma Shouldn't Be Ignored

1:20pm September 29, 2021

by Tonya Mosley

Burke says society often ignores Black girls' sexual trauma — and that the R. Kelly trial, coming after 25 years of allegations, highlights the "stark difference" in response to victims of color.

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In this illustration drawn from a video feed, the prosecution presents its closing argument in the federal trial against singer R. Kelly on Sept. 22 in New York.

R. Kelly Found Guilty Of Racketeering And Sex Trafficking

5:39pm September 27, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A jury found the disgraced R&B star guilty of charges that included sexual exploitation of a child, racketeering and sex trafficking. He faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison.

In this courtroom artist's sketch made from a video screen monitor, R. Kelly (left) and lawyer Thomas Farinella listen during the opening day of his trial on Aug. 18, 2021 in Brooklyn, New York.

Notebook: A Month Into R. Kelly's Trial, Here's What It's Been Like In The Courtroom

12:10pm September 15, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Four weeks into testimony in the R&B superstar's New York federal trial, it's often been hard to hear testimony from the women and men he allegedly abused.

In courtroom artist's sketch made from a video screen monitor, defendant R. Kelly, left, listens during the opening day of his New York federal trial in Brooklyn on Aug. 18.

A Woman Claims R. Kelly Forced Her To Get An Abortion Against Her Will

10:32pm August 23, 2021

The accuser also alleges that Kelly physically and sexually abused her, and first pressured her into sex when she was a 17-year-old high school student who went to him for career mentorship.

Singer R. Kelly appears in a Chicago courtroom in March 2019. The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers," and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states.

R. Kelly's Trial Has Begun. The Singer Faces Decades Of Sex Abuse Charges

7:23pm August 18, 2021

The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers" and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states.

R. Kelly, arriving for a court hearing in Chicago in May 2019.

Opinion: 13 Years After The Last R. Kelly Trial, The Culture Has Changed

5:00am August 15, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The first federal trial against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly is underway. Tenacious reporting has explicitly centered the mostly Black girls and women who have accused him.

Singer and songwriter R. Kelly at a court hearing in Chicago in September 2019.

R. Kelly Is Going To Trial For Alleged Sex Crimes. Here's What To Know

9:25am August 09, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

It's been two years since the R&B singer and songwriter was arrested. His first federal trial is about to begin in New York, but a lot has happened in the interim. Here's what you've missed.