R. Kelly’s attorney has reportedly entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client. According to CNN, Steve Greenberg entered the plea in a Chicago courtroom on Monday morning (February 25) while Kelly stood there in an orange jumpsuit, surrounded by sheriff’s deputies.
Kelly was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse on Friday (February 22). Three of the four alleged victims were somewhere between the ages of 13 and 17.
On Saturday (February 23), a judge set Kelly’s bond was set at $1 million, but Kelly hasn’t been able to come up with the money due to several financial problems, including unpaid rent and child support.
“This is someone who should be wealthy at this stage of his career,” Greenberg said last week. He blamed “mismanagement,” “hangers-on” and “bad deals” as some of the reasons Kelly “really doesn’t have any money at this point.”
Each count carries a sentence of three to seven years in prison. If convicted on all 10, the disgraced R&B star could face up to 70 years behind bars. Kelly’s next hearing is set for March 22.
[This article has been updated. The last version was published on February 23, 2019 and can be found below.]
A judge has reportedly set R. Kelly’s bail at $1 million. According to TMZ, prosecutors detailed the four separate indictments on Saturday (February 23) at the Leighton Criminal Court Building and asked the judge not to grant Kelly bail.
The judge disagreed and agreed to set bail at $250,000 for each indictment. A source close to Kellz said he should be able to come up with the $100,000 soon and post bail.
During a press conference, Cook County District Attorney Kim Foxx said two of the four alleged victims turned over physical evidence to Illinois State Police for DNA testing and the semen identified on one of the shirts submitted contained Kelly’s DNA profile on it.
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who is representing at least one of the alleged victims, also addressed reporters and slammed Kelly’s lawyer Steven Greenberg.
Avenatti says Greenberg refers to Kelly’s alleged victims as “liars” and insists the new sex tape is the same as the one from 2008, which Avenatti says is false.
Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, which are considered Class 2 felonies in Illinois. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of three to seven years in prison.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on February 22, 2019 and can be found below.]
R. Kelly has reportedly turned himself in to Chicago police after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse on Friday (February 22). According to TMZ, nine of the 10 counts involve alleged victims ranging from 13 to 16 years old.
There are four alleged victims in total. Attorney Michael Avenatti is representing at least one of the women named in Kelly’s indictment. He says the recently unearthed VHS tape shows Kelly engaging in lewd acts with a 14-year-old.
The criminal sexual abuse charges are considered Class 2 felonies in Illinois, with each charge carrying a maximum sentence of three to seven years in prison.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on February 22, 2019 and can be found below.]
The Cook County State Attorney reportedly charged R. Kelly with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse on Friday (February 22).
According to TMZ, a grand jury convened last week to discuss an alleged sex tape unearthed by attorney Michael Avenatti. As many as a dozen women came forward to testify and two provided physical evidence.
Prosecutors will reportedly stand before a judge on Friday afternoon to request an arrest warrant for the disgraced R&B star.
Avenatti says he uncovered the VHS tape during a months-long investigation. CNN had a chance to view the tape and described two different scenes. One took place in a living room, while the other was in a bedroom.
A naked man presumed to be Kelly performs multiple sex acts with the girl who calls him “daddy” multiple times. They also refer to her “14-year-old” genitalia.
Although it’s unclear when the video was shot, Avenatti is confident it still falls within the statute of limitations.
Avenatti says there is also a third video that appears to show Kelly committing sexual acts with a minor.
Kelly has been under heavy scrutiny since Lifetime aired its Surviving R. Kelly documentary.
Put R. Kelly in a cell with Jussie Lyin as punishment for sending that fake death threat powdered envelope to himself!
Why hes only interested in minors jussies too old
LOL Avenatti? Creepy porn lawyer? The dude who beat on his woman? The guy who pushed the story that Kavanaugh, who was a virgin through college, was some gang rapist? This case has no legs.
The same R. Kelly who married a 15 yo? The same R.Kelly who had child abuse material on his camera?? Yeah this case seems very plausible you retard.
Cook County, player. Avenatti has nothing to do with the indictment. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. They putting his ass under the jail.
It would be an “Old Head” who supports R Kelly and this time theres no “he was gonna own his masters” “he was gonna buy nbc” “he was gonna go to space” conspiracies you people like to use anytime one of your “role models” gets in trouble for some completely revolting and immoral
Fucking revolting child molester. How are people still trying to defend this pos. All pedos need to be burnt alive
Haha damn man the police chief of chicagos got a hell of a month between this disgusting pedo piece of shit and that stupid ass sociopathic lying cocksucker jussie guess whos getting re elected into position? Lol cant help but think sometimes they just hold onto shit like this like a bomb and just let it explode all at once to make their careers look “distinguished”
Wow youre on to something ..he mustve MADE jussie pull that off exactly when he did…lmfao….NO , he just happens to work in a fcked up place…
Of course he didnt wait on jussie but held the r kelly shit tight to pair it with a bomb like the jussie shit everyone knows r kellys been fucked up since the 90’s it was a matter of evidence
Only 10? I was thinking at least 247.
where the didnduers at? punk motherfuckers
damn bro musta pissed off some record exec j-word really good this time.
No..he did some sick shyt hes getting busted for ….it wasnt HATERS or WHITE PEOPLE , it was his dumb self
We’re going to give you a fair trial, then we’re going to hang you. BLM by the way… hahaha
“What do you say to the black community”…Get fucked
Yea Avenatti has already got Kelly off, dudes been taking every opportunity to tweet his findings and thus tamper potential jury pools. I’m no lawyer but getting this tossed should be a slam dunk.
You sound like you want the pedophile to not be punished for child abuse because of some technicality? Which isn’t gonna happen anyway you sick fuck. Wtf is wrong with you dude? The guys a chomo, he married a kid and had child porn. Do the world a favor and kil yourself weirdo
Na man anytime a black guy gets in trouble for anything especially a celebrity its a set up bro come on you know that *rolls eyes so hard my fucking head falls off*
You sound like the typical retarded fucking idiot online, nothing I said there implied I’m on the sick fucks side, you’re just fucking to dumb to realise that, now do what your parents should have fucking done and abort yourself.
Another one bites the dust. Him and Cosby and that Jussie guy can all be bunk and butt buddies
IF it was white girls he was doing this to I would understand the outrage. But it was only ghetto black girls so what’s the big deal? It wasn’t even nice black girls.
Sad to see what has become of this guy. He penned some of the most heartfelt songs ever in R&B. As a long time listener since Born Into The 90’s and seeing the metamorphosis of the man’s musical content over the years the only question I have is, what the hell happened to R Kelly ????
That moment you realise, he has been singing bout kiddypussy the whole time…
Man this dude is the best R&B singer of all time but he simply ruined his career by doing some nasty actions! RIP…
i think there was a strong sense that he didn’t think he was going to get caught.
damn. this is one of the worst things that can happen to someone famous. r. Kelly is famous because he makes music. we will put our faith in the justice system and find out what will eventually happen to the brother.
You call a paedophile a “brother”??? Hope you don’t have any kids, I’d be worried about the company you keep.
Go fuck yourself with meat cleaver ya pedo defending scum
Was R. Kelly about to get his publishing or some shit? I smell a conspiracy here.
Bro how? He married a 15 year old, he went to trial for stuff like this before, and the rumors have been around for decades? Ain’t no conspiracy dude is just a monster
Racist conspiracy peddling idiots like you and disgusting pedophiles like R. Kelly deserve an agonizing & painful death.
Well at least he lived a life of fame for decades we can only dream of. He probably doesn’t give a shit at this point in life. I’ll still bump his music,close my eyes and reminisce about the awesome 90s Rkelly and late Saturday nite fuckin to his music.
I don’t think that most of us dream of sex 13-16 year old girls.
I think he meant the life of fame and money in general son.
I swear MF’s priorities are beyond fucked up these days.
Reading the details of what this monster was doing made me throw up in my mouth. Hope this sicko gets what’s coming to him.
Why would you throw up in your own mouth? All you had to do was open your mouth. Sounds to like your sick o as well
“louisvillesluga” is clearly mad that people are calling out his paedophile idol for what he really is.
Mad funny
He should have ran off to Mexico when he had a chance.
Should have taken the Euro Tour …
R.kelly going to hell
Meanwhile Robert craft with video has a 6 month investigation..
Kraft sounds like a j-wish name so they have different rules for god’s chosen people of course.
Meanwhile R Kelly has several videos and has likely had a case built against him over the last several months. Ill tell ya what you black guys really think you know the law even tho you are constantly taking massive Ls from it.
Eat a DICK TRUCK FIT……..
Damn. He didnt just have a million right away?
He does not have 100,000 …..for Bail so called Baller
i think this could be the end of his career – even if he is found not guilty. maybe he will be found not guilty after a bribe is made… don’t know. but in the bigger scheme of things any recording is dynamite. what can happen is powerful people in show business can hold these musicians to ransom and or blackmail. maybe r. Kelly pissed some music industry suit off maybe he pissed someone off by not co-operating with something and someone. he from atlanta? jesus Christ the scene there is perverted, all of it. almost everybody who has made it in atlanta and beyond about 1995-2010 fucking implying it is okay to fuck kids and such. I mean the rap hip-hop r&b scene. that kind of shit can happen – cross the wrong powerful people they might destroy you. I know what it is like to have these allegations made it has happened to me. this one older girl got me locked up for a month and all I did was disorderly behaviour. then I saw her some times after she was stalking me probably trying to get me locked up again. but it is funny because I wasn’t charged with anything sexual. r. Kelly my brother cool heads will prevail.
He from Chicago.
I don’t even know where to begin with this damn comment.
Go home Evan, you’re drunk.
what..? this comment lmfao.
Go home Evan, you’re on crack.
I hope his asshole will be wide and sore soon.
Be nice to catch this piss drinking, child molester and boot his skull into the pavement .
He just might try to kill his self..this shit getting REAL MY G
nah he won’t do that.
In jail they HATE pedos.
Word R Kelly is unable to come up with the 100,000,Bail….. so called Rock N Roll star Baller
Looong time coming. Hope he rots.
He’s not broke! The victims can file civil suits against him and he would have to pay them. The best way to avoid losing your money that way is to put it in a trust and hide it. Leave a little in the bank and then say, I’m broke! All rich people do it to avoid paying civil lawsuits.