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R. Kelly charged with 11 new counts of sexual assault and abuse

R. Kelly charged with 11 new counts of sexual assault and abuse

via:nbcnews

 

 

Singer R. Kelly was charged Thursday with 11 new counts of sexual assault and sex abuse charges, court documents show.

Four of the charges against Kelly are Class X felonies, which according to NBC Chicago is the most serious felony in Illinois and carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of six to 30 years.

“They are old charges. We knew they were coming and this was happening,” said Darryl Johnson, a representative for Kelly, who added the singer still maintains he is innocent. “He’s not going to jail. We don’t have the full details yet as waiting on discovery.”

Kelly, 52, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was previously charged in February with 10 counts of felony aggravated sexual abuse. He has denied all the accusations against him.

“I didn’t do this stuff,” he told CBS News’ Gayle King in an emotional interview in March. “This is not me. I’m fighting for my f—ing life.”

The singer pleaded not guilty to the charges in February after posting bond and being released from the Cook County Jail.

According to an unsealed indictment released at the time he was charged, four people alleged that they were victimized by Kelly. They were only identified in court documents by their initials.

Allegations of sexual misconduct against Kelly gained renewed interest following the January release of the six-part Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly,” which detailed a number of women’s claims that they were sexually, psychically and mentally abused by him. He all denied those accusations.

Fallout from the series was swift with Sony Music announcing that they were parting ways with the Grammy-winning singer.

Prosecutors said the alleged sex acts in the original charges occurred between May 1998 and January 2010. Authorities said three of the victims were under the age of 17.

Kelly, who was previously charged with child pornography was eventually cleared by a jury in 2008 on all counts, told King that the person the women described in the Lifetime series was “Lucifer.”

“I’m not Lucifer. I’m a man. I make mistakes, but I’m not a devil, and by no means am I a monster,” he said.

 

 

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