8 minutes agoR. Kelly gets 30 years for sexual trafficking
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)R&B star, R. Kelly, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his reputation to subject young fans, some of whom were children to systematic sexual abuse. The singer and composer, 55, was convicted of blackmail and sexual trafficking last year in a hearing that sounded [...]
The singer and composer, 55, was convicted of blackmail and sexual trafficking last year in a trial that gave a voice to accusers who had once wondered whether their stories were being ignored because they were African-American women.
The American District Judge Ann Donnelly decided on the sentence after listening to some survivors who testified to the exploitation of Kelly echoed throughout their lives.
