R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B singer, was found guilty of running a criminal organization that helped him prey on children, teenagers, and adults for his own sexual gratification. He was given a 30-year prison sentence.

In Brooklyn federal court, Kelly, 55, was convicted guilty of all the allegations brought against him in September. They included kidnapping, forced labor, and violations of the Mann Act, which forbade the transportation of people across state lines for sex. They also included racketeering based on the sexual exploitation of children.

Judge Anna Donnelly told Kelly before she was given the term, which also includes a $100,000 fine, "These victims were expendable to you." "You left a path of damaged lives in your wake; you taught them that love is servitude, brutality, and degrading treatment."

Kelly, who was dressed in khaki shorts and a khaki top, showed little reaction as the sentence was being read.

Before the verdict was given, several women gave victim impact statements outlining the impacts of Kelly's history of sex, emotional, and physical abuse. Kelly was directly addressed when she described the singer as a "pied piper" who seduced children with fame by Angela, a lady who testified at the trial about how she was sexually molested by the singer when she was a teenager.

You become more cruel, in my opinion, with every additional victim, Angela said. "You trained and coached minor boys and girls for your personal sexual enjoyment using your celebrity and authority," the accuser said.

In her statement to the court on Wednesday, Lizette Martinez, who appeared in the Surviving R. Kelly documentary series, kept it short and sweet: "Robert, you damaged so many people's lives."

After two years of delays brought on by a pandemic, several legal obstacles, and decades of accusations, charges, and lawsuits, the arduous six-week trial finally began. Prosecutors emphasized the horrific abuse exposed during the trial during Kelly's sentencing hearing on Wednesday, urging that he be given a term of more than 25 years in jail to "prevent the public from such crimes."

Federal prosecutors stated in a 31-page sentencing brief that "he maintained his crimes and avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must finally be held accountable." In fact, the defendant's decades of criminal activity "appears to have been fuelled by narcissism and a belief that his musical ability exonerated him of any responsibility to conform his conduct—no matter how predatory, hurtful, humiliating, or abusive to others—to the frameworks of the law."

The singer's legal team contended that his sexual behavior was consensual and that those who spoke out against him were simply bitter ex-wives with a hidden purpose. The team, led by Jennifer Bojean, argued for a sentence of less than 10 years in a sentencing memo, claiming the singer was a victim of abuse himself. Bojean successfully defended Bill Cosby in his appeal of sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania.

During the trial, two men, nine women, and two other witnesses testified about Kelly's abuse of them. Nearly all of the witnesses said that they first had intercourse with him when they were younger than 18 years old. Jane, one of the women who testified, spoke of her five-year connection with Kelly that started when she was 17 years old.

She sobbed on the witness stand as she detailed Kelly forcing her to spread feces on her tongue and eat it on camera as punishment for breaking one of his rules, which was undoubtedly the most terrible incident of the trial. She claimed that Kelly forced her to undergo an abortion once more in order to maintain "her body tight".

Source: https://thebureau.com.ng/2022/06/29/breaking-news-r-kelly-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison/

Kriss216:
What's this


Please add Graphic for headline

What is graphic about this?

This is how very poor people come online to form fake things.

Of course we know it's all true.

If insurgency last more than a 24 hours, then there are inside forces supporting it.

It is high time all states and regions have their laws and police, only then will all the fulani terrorists in our forests be sacked and our lands cleared.

At the moment, they have indirect backings of some sort. That's why there are videos of helicopters delivering things to the terrorists in the forests unchecked.

It will be suicidal for another fulani to rule this country immediately after buhari's tenure.

That's 16 straight years for fulanis who are not even Nigerians.

I blame the Hausas who let religion cloud their sense of judgement.

They are still thinking that they are one

Crazy things are happening.

VoteTinubu2023:
Definitely the workers recruited during PDP years when there was little regard for qualifications. It was strictly nepotism and favouritism based.


Vote TINUBU 2023. Vote APC.

If you must support and promote Asiwaju, you must be smart.

What has PDP got to do with what's happening in Buhari's regime?

I am a supporter of BAT.

Stop embarrassing us and Asiwaju himself.

I'm glad she's safe now. The demonic abductor would be husband is now roasting in hell.

If only she would be flown far away from Nigeria where she will undergo therapy sessions to cleans her mind.

matrix199:
Could this be drugs induced??

It could be. You can't tell.

Could it be from Covid 19 vaccine? Just saying.

orikoku:
What irregularities? They know who will be their candidate already.

No giving up until the end.

At the moment, I earn 300,000 NGN.

I used to believe so much in the project #Nigeria, but not anymore.

Please is it advisable to quit my job and travel abroad with my family (Wife and 3 children).

Not the US, because of their gun violence. But places like Western European Countries.

My skills includes: GIS, Web Design and Development, Database Creation and Management, Mobile App Building, Supply Chain Management, HSE Certified, Cyber Security and others.

Are these skills set in demand over there?

Please help a friend.

Thank you.

From Peter Obi to Asiwaju Tinubu, Ahmed Lawan, Osinbajo, Amaechi and Atiku, who do you think will prioritize restructuring #Nigeria?

Restructuring #Nigeria will solve 90% of all our problems.

Who do you think will have the courage to face all obstacles and restructure our beloved country?

1. When restructured, each zone will have their own independent laws.

2. Their independent security outfits.

3. Their own Attorney Generals.

4. They only harness resources in their domain, add value and sell. They will only return 13% to the FG.

5. Each region will have autonomy to sack evil people from their forests.

6. Each region is solely dependent on the success or failure of their economies.

7. No imposition of governors on the people.

And too many other beautiful things.

But it will be so hard because some people will fight to death to make sure it doesn't come to fruition.

Only courageous man can take on that task.

Who will have the guts to take the task head-on?

Gbengaoluz:
I personally wont subscribe to the name calling.

Everyone is fighting for the heart and soul of their future. No friend in jungle as the say

It is your type that encourage wickedness and injustice in the society.

Here talk abeg.

Arysexy:


Like you are presently regretting the mistake of 2015 abi?

I didn't support that evil man.

ollah2:
It's the receiver. It's not a joke. I've tried it times without number and confirmed it's the receiver

Not true. Charges are equal.

Arysexy:
Any goat but Tinubu is ok

Una go regret this una mistake one day.

Make him come Arsenal.

Arrest the idiot asap. Do a thorough vasectomy on him.

Meanwhile, Peter Obi, Senators Abaribe and Ekweremadu have concluded plans to join the NNPP in the few days time.

Read story here: https://www.nairaland.com/7145292/2023-peter-obi-ekweremadu-abaribe#up

Meanwhile, Peter Obi, Senators Abaribe and Ekweremadu have concluded plans to join the NNPP in the few days time.

Read story here: https://www.nairaland.com/7145292/2023-peter-obi-ekweremadu-abaribe#up

This might be it.

Mynd44, Lalasticlala what do you think?

Lol

Make getout with all these dirty lies.

Tueh! Tueh!!

Tueh!

The security and diversity of Nigerians has been very badly managed by the Buhari led APC government.

Something needs to be done asap to nip this impending catastrophe in the bud.

Nigeria is a beautiful country and Buhari's nonchalance about to destroy it.

I hope she never go back to that guy ever again.

This is what you get when you send children to Koranic schools instead of government schools.

These lots are evil.

All Christians should stop giving alms to almajiri and their older beggars.

They are evil.

Stop empowering them with your money, food and clothes.

They won't hesitate to kill you if they have the opportunity.

Lewisjohnson:

Am currently still in 300L, am nt yet in a Rush
B4 u Scam me in de name of Help
American lifestyle no send u
Naija way de Liv de best lifestyle dat u love is one of de Most Useless nd Corrupt country in de world,,,
Den hw can u explain dis time of situations in Naija since 1960 till 2day,
Hw can u Explain de hav been training der kids very well wit disciplines, nd still have useless Government in de world??

I saw your picture, you are just a child.

I wish all muslims migrate north and leave only Christians in the south.

I wish there's a huge wall separating Christians from the ungodly muslim.

I mean, have you seen muric condemn this barbaric act?

They are all bloodthirsty and demonic.