Famous American multiple Grammy Award Winner, Robert Kelly, also known as R. Kelly, was on Wednesday sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to reports.
The Brooklyn federal court jury convicted him after hearing that he used his fame to subject young fans, including children, to systematic sexual abuse.
It was also said that his entourage of managers and aides used his celebrity status to meet girls and keep them obedient, operation prosecutors said amounted to a criminal enterprise.
The embattled singer has been in custody since federal prosecutors indicted him in New York and Chicago in July 2019.
The singer has faced several sexual abuse claims without conviction and denied all previous allegations.
R.Kelly was indicted in February 2019 on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse — a class 2 felony — involving four alleged victims.
Kelly’s lawyers called for a lighter sentence with a maximum of approximately 17 years.
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