Published 11 days ago

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

R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison for child sex convictions in Chicago per a federal appeals court ruling.
Kelly, convicted in 2022 on charges of child sexual abuse images and enticing minors for sex, argued for different statutes to apply to his case.
Kelly's attorney plans to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the decision and continue appealing to free him.

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The Guardian

US court upholds R Kelly’s 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse

Singer had appealed 2022 conviction by a Chicago jury stating Illinois’s shorter statute of limitations applied to his caseThe singer R Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sexual abuse convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticem…

11 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

R Kelly loses appeal to overturn 20-year sentence for child sex abuse

Jurors convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer on three charges of producing child porn and three charges of enticement of minors for sex in Chicago in 2022

12 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

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. Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B

12 days ago·United States

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abc News

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

12 days ago·United States

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KIFI

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

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on three charges of producing child porn and three charges of enticement of minors for sex. In his appeal, Kelly argued that Illinois’ former and shorter statute of …

12 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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