R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Racketeering And Sex Trafficking Charges
R. Kelly Guilty Of Luring Children Survivors of Kelly’s abuse held hands and prayed as US District Court Judge Ann Donnelly began reading his sentence. A jury convicted R&B singer Kelly of nine counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking. The trial included testimony from witnesses who said Kelly sexually and physically abused them, and from people involved in orchestrating Kelly’s 1994 marriage to the late singer Aaliyah. Kelly’s defense said he was “pretty close to …