He must also pay a $ 100,000 fine.
Brooklyn Federal Court convicts American R&B -singer R Kelly up to 30 years in prison. He was found guilty of using his position to sexually harass fans, some of whom were still children, for decades, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
In addition, the singer was ordered to pay a fine of 100 thousand dollars. R Kelly himself denies his guilt and intends to appeal the verdict.
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Last year, the musician was found guilty of racketeering and human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
R Kelly is known as the performer of the hit I Believe I Can Fly, which was released in 1996. His albums have sold millions of copies, even after allegations of abuse of young girls were made in the 1990s. In 2008, the singer won a lawsuit on charges of distributing child pornography. He was acquitted by a jury.
But allegations of sexual harassment of R Kelly were not widespread until the #MeToo movement. They reached their climax with the release of the documentary Surviving R. Kelly. you feel – justice only hears the truth, “said Brooklyn, a Brooklyn prosecutor in the United States.
R. Kelly was arrested in July 2019. The musician was charged with 14 counts, including sexual assault and obstruction of justice. Testimony against him was given by several women, some of whom were minors at the time of the crime.
55-year-old R. Kelly – winner of three Grammy Awards (all for the song I Believe I Can Fly), n ' One of his albums topped the Billboard 200. 12 of the musician's albums have platinum status in the United States, three more – gold.
