R Kelly 'extreme danger to minor girls', prosecutors say as singer denied bond
5 years, 5 months ago

R Kelly 'extreme danger to minor girls', prosecutors say as singer denied bond

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy R Kelly has been held at a Chicago jail without bond over federal charges that he ran a racketeering scheme trafficking women and girls for sex. Prosecutors asked a judge to keep the singer in custody, calling him an "extreme danger to the community, especially to minor girls", according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Kelly, already charged with sexual assault in Illinois, was taken into custody by New York City police detectives and federal agents on Thursday in Chicago. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events Kelly's lawyer Steve Greenberg in a statement on Friday said charges stem mostly from "decades-old" conduct and were already part of the Illinois case or previous allegations of which Kelly was acquitted.

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Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
3 months ago
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
3 months ago
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6 months, 4 weeks ago
R Kelly loses appeal to overturn 20-year sentence for child sex abuse
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly ‘s challenge of 20-year sentence
8 months, 2 weeks ago
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
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1 year, 10 months ago
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1 year, 11 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 6 months ago
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2 years, 6 months ago
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2 years, 6 months ago
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2 years, 7 months ago
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2 years, 11 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
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