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Former R&B star R Kelly facing sentencing over sex trafficking conviction

Kelly is one of the most prominent figures tried on sex charges during the #MeToo movement, with accusations dating back decades.

ABC News

R. Kelly timeline: Shining star to convicted sex trafficker

R. Kelly’s musical accomplishments have been accompanied by a long history of allegations that he sexually abused women and children

The Independent UK

R&B hitmaker R. Kelly due in court for sex abuse sentencing

R. Kelly is being sentenced in a sex trafficking case that could put him behind bars for years

The Independent UK

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R Kelly to be sentenced for charges of racketeering and sex-trafficking

The singer was convicted on multiple counts of racketeering, with charges relating to bribery and forced labour, by a jury in September last year.

The Independent UK

R Kelly: The R&B superstar and sex-trafficker

Here is everything you need to know about the singer’s career and the allegations brought against him over the years.

The Independent UK

R. Kelly fan charged with threatening federal prosecutors in New York

CHICAGO — An avid R. Kelly fan has been arrested in the Chicago area on federal charges alleging he threatened to “storm” the U.S. attorney’s office in New York.

Chicago Tribune

Suburban R. Kelly fan accused threatening federal prosecutors in New York

“If Kellz goes down, everybody’s going down,” intoned a voice on the YouTube video.

Chicago Sun-Times

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R. Kelly’s summer of reckoning

CHICAGO — It’s been nine months since Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly was last in a New York courtroom, where he was convicted by a jury after decades of allegations of sexual misdeeds.

Chicago Tribune

Afternoon Edition: June 21, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two major federal trials in Chicago — R. Kelly’s next appearance before a jury and the ComEd case — delayed by courtroom availability issue

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s second federal trial will be delayed two weeks, a federal judge in Chicago announced Tuesday, since the ceremonial courtroom large enough to accommodate a multiple-defendant trial in the COVID era will not be available until mid-August.

Chicago Tribune

ComEd bribery case might not go to trial until 2023 — thanks to R. Kelly

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber presides over both cases, which had been scheduled for back-to-back trials this year. The ComEd case involves former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s co-defendant, Michael McClain.

Chicago Sun-Times

James Meeks retiring as pastor of Salem Baptist Church

Meeks will step down next year as head of the South Side megachurch he founded 38 years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ghislaine Maxwell complains R Kelly is treated better and cellmate threatened to kill her for cash

Court filing from Maxwell’s lawyers claims an unnamed inmate planned to strangle her in her sleep

The Independent UK

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Prosecutors ask for more than 25 years in federal prison for R. Kelly on New York racketeering conviction

Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday asked for a sentence “in excess of 25 years” in prison for convicted singer R. Kelly, saying his racketeering conviction was part of a “long and pervasive history of enticing children to engage in sexual activity.”

The Independent UK

Prosecutors: R. Kelly should get at least 25 years in prison

Prosecutors say R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” deserves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds ask New York judge to sentence R. Kelly to more than 25 years in prison

Kelly is due to be sentenced in Brooklyn on June 29 and faces a potential life sentence. His attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, has asked the judge there to give him a sentence of less than 14 years behind bars.

The National (Scotland)

BBC admits 'misleading' statement over JK Rowling's gender identity views

THE BBC has upheld a complaint about a broadcast on BBC 4 which mentioned the Harry Potter author...

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The Guardian - UK

Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers review – towards a state of grace

The Pulitzer prize-winning rapper grapples with Black trauma and his own family’s struggles on this brave, electrifying fifth album

Tribune News Service

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Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly’s sentencing in New York delayed ... again

A federal judge in New York on Friday granted a two-week delay in sentencing for R. Kelly after his lawyer said experts she’d hired had been unable to get access to the singer in the federal lockup in Brooklyn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feud erupts between lawyers for R. Kelly, former worker Derrel McDavid

It all began earlier this month when Kelly lawyer Jennifer Bonjean asked U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber to delay the trial set for Aug. 1 of Kelly, McDavid and Milton “June” Brown, another former Kelly worker.

Chicago Tribune

As R. Kelly’s Chicago trial nears, things get testy between defendants

CHICAGO — With less than two months to go until ex-R&B superstar R. Kelly and two of his former associates go on trial in Chicago, the sparks are starting to fly.

Tribune News Service

R. Kelly and accused subway shooter Frank James form friendship in Brooklyn jail

Accused Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James has made at least one new friend since his arrest for spraying 33 bullets on a crowded New York City train: disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: May 10, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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