Singer R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years For Trafficking

The New York Daily News reports:

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, who for decades preyed on his fans through psychological and sexual abuse, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison.

The 55-year-old multiplatinum-selling artist, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, had faced up to a life sentence. He was convicted last September of nine racketeering counts for a decades-long sex abuse scheme targeting young female fans, some of whom were minors, as well as boys.

The jury heard how Kelly beat girls and women with shoes, cords, or fists and delivered vicious spankings that left bruises when they broke his rules.

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The singer and songwriter, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women. https://t.co/uYpMfQDdbK

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