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Disgraced R&B star R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking and abusing young girls as the judge told him that he taught his victims that 'love is enslavement and violence,' and 'the public needs to be protected.'
Kelly, 55, was convicted on sex-trafficking and racketeering charges last September following a nearly six-week trial that amplified accusations that had dogged the singer of the Grammy-winning hit 'I Believe I Can Fly' since the early 2000s.
Judge Ann M. Donnelly handed down Kelly's sentence in Brooklyn Federal Court on Wednesday, despite the defense lawyers' request for a sentence of 10 years or less. Prosecutors had asked for at least 25 years.
Donnelly told Kelly he created 'a trail of broken lives,' adding that 'the most seasoned investigators will not forget the horrors your victims endured.'
'These crimes were calculated and carefully planned and regularly executed for almost 25 years,' she said. 'You taught them that love is enslavement and violence.'
Kelly, who declined to speak at his sentencing, learned his fate after some of his accusers told the court, through tears and anger, that he had preyed on them and misled his fans. He was also was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-30-years-federal-prison-sex-trafficking.html
Kelly, 55, was convicted on sex-trafficking and racketeering charges last September following a nearly six-week trial that amplified accusations that had dogged the singer of the Grammy-winning hit 'I Believe I Can Fly' since the early 2000s.
Judge Ann M. Donnelly handed down Kelly's sentence in Brooklyn Federal Court on Wednesday, despite the defense lawyers' request for a sentence of 10 years or less. Prosecutors had asked for at least 25 years.
Donnelly told Kelly he created 'a trail of broken lives,' adding that 'the most seasoned investigators will not forget the horrors your victims endured.'
'These crimes were calculated and carefully planned and regularly executed for almost 25 years,' she said. 'You taught them that love is enslavement and violence.'
Kelly, who declined to speak at his sentencing, learned his fate after some of his accusers told the court, through tears and anger, that he had preyed on them and misled his fans. He was also was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-30-years-federal-prison-sex-trafficking.html
