As part of the federal investigation into R. Kelly, authorities have reportedly uncovered more than a dozen video tapes of the disgraced R&B singer having sex with underage girls.
TMZ reports Gerald Griggs, who represents the family of alleged victim Joycelyn Savage, said the federal investigation run by the Northern District of Illinois have unearthed over 20 videos of Kelly having sexual contact with minors.
With the help of multiple witnesses, prosecutors have confirmed they were all underage.
Griggs says several of Kelly’s enablers from over the years turned on the platinum-selling artist and handed over the tapes to investigators. Those videos led to indictments for multiple sex crimes, including child pornography.
Last month, it was revealed an ex-employee testified Kelly “regularly recorded” his sexual encounters with underage girls.
Kelly was arrested while walking his dog in Chicago on Thursday (July 11).
He’s also facing a separate five-count federal indictment from the Eastern District of New York, which includes racketeering and four violations of the Mann Act. Brooklyn prosecutors hope to keep Kelly behind bars until his trial.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on July 11, 2019 and can be found below.]
R. Kelly has reportedly been arrested in his hometown of Chicago. According to NBC 4 New York, the embattled R&B star was taken into custody on Thursday (July 11) by NYPD detectives and Homeland Security Investigation agents on federal sex crime charges, including sex trafficking.
More details on the case are expected to be revealed on Friday (July 12).
In February, Kelly was charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving four women. Three of those women were minors at the time of the alleged abuse.
The multiplatinum-selling artist pleaded not guilty and was released from Chicago’s Cook County Jail after posting bail.
The spotlight started to shine heavily on Kelly following the release of Lifetime’s docu-series Surviving R. Kelly.
In March, Kelly sat down with CBS This Morning for what turned into an explosive interview with host Gayle King. Throughout their conversation, Kelly maintained his innocence across the board.
This story is developing.
Damn Kel’s why fuck with them little girls when you could have my hairy ass
Triple Phi OG – most upvotes I’ve seen you ever get!
I wanna bust a load on my moms wiry black pubic hair, mix it around and use that as some dip for my chips. Lime tostitos tho!
Ignition still goes hard though
It’s funny how this is in the news at the same time as the white billionaire…Jeffery Epstein.
Big ups on tht.
You’re a loser young Dindu. Your comprehension of world events is so low you deserve to die
What does that even mean young Dindu? R jelly shouldn’t be arrested because Jeffry Epstein was? Lol you people literally can’t take responsibility for ANYTHING. Epistemically is in jail? What is your actual point?
Except that this has been news for 15ish years… This isn’t making anyone forget about Jeffery Epstein.
Epstein has been in the news FOR OVER 15 years lol. Accusations flew between 2002 to 2005, and he was arrested over a decade ago, went to prison for 13 months, now comes a new trial. Both him and R Kelley have been in the news for over a decade. Fuck both of them.
I STILL LOVE R KELLY. LIL NAS X DESERVES TO BE LOCKED UP FOR HIS SHIT RATHER THAN KELLS
you’re a moron
put him in prison already ffs
sex trafficking. lmao. what a load of shit.
What? Your saying fucking little kids should be a lesser charge or something?
If these little girls he was fucking were brought across state lines for the purpose of sex, it’s trafficking.
Ignition, Bump n’ Grind, Down Low, It Seems Like You’re Ready, I Wish, When a Women’s Fed Up, I Can’t Sleep, Happy People, Fiesta Remix, Love Letter, I Believe I Can Fly, The World’s Greatest, Gotham City, Step in the Name of Love, Trapped in the Closet, I’m A Flirt Remix, U Saved Me
You forgot his biggest hit… getting sent to federal pound me in the ass prion. They’re going to do him to all of those jams you listed…
It’s the remix to ignition, hot and fresh of the kitchen, can I piss on your daughter one last time before they send me to prison
Bullshit
The only crime here is that the original version of Ignition still doesn’t get recognition. I use to lather my dick and balls with honey and sugar then let my cat lick it off to that song.
the jooz framed him, just like they did Michael
This was a setup or I should I say planned distraction. To shift the focus on R.Kelly and away from Jeffrey Epstein. Same shit they did with Harvey Weinstein . Distract us with Michael Jackson while Harvey lays low and pays ppl off.
So R Kelly fucking children and recording that sick shit was a “planned distraction”???……You’re actually retarded. And this case has been going on for ages btw you idiot.
Nah ur the idiot bruh..The timing is what he was saying. The Timing..numbskull
Timing?? Did you not read where he said this case has been going on for ages? And just stop with these stupid ass conspiracy theory’s .
Sorry..I’ll leave u to your bubble life.
I’m in a bubble? Because YOU think R Kelley getting busted is purposedly happening now to cover up for Epstein lol? You do realize, that isn’t how crimes and courts work, right? It doesn’t matter who is taking about who. What does matter is the cases themselves, and the work being done behind the scenes. So, 6 months ago, when R Kelley was in court for sex crimes, what timing was that event covering up? If you really think a popular pop star going down for raping kids is being used to cover up Epstein, your extremely ignorant, especially considering Epstein is on headlines at Fox, which is the most popular mainstream news outlet, with the most viewers by far. People are FAR more concerned and angry with Epstein than they are with R Kelley. People hate R Kelley, but most of his victims wanted to have sex with him. In epsteins case, we’re seeing he was basically let off the hook a decade ago with just 13 months in prison, and are finding out prominent people, such as Bill Clinton rode on the Lolita Express 26 times, and the majority of those times had underage females on the flight logs, with Clinton also going to “Orgy Island” multiple times. If you truly think this is being covered up with R Kelly, the you are the one living in the bubble, considering America’s most popular news network is talking about Epstein far more than they are about R Kelley. Epstein won’t get off with a slap on the wrist this time. His FBI sanctioned blackmail machine will go down. Yes, Epstein is an FBI informant who was running a blackmail machine. That’s what it was all about. Getting powerful people in compromising positions, and therefore gaining the ability to control their actions like a puppet. It’s all coming down, and with it, will go prominent world leaders, politicans, entertainers, Hollywood, ect. Harvey Weinstein was peanuts compared to this.
“Sorry..I’ll leave u to your bubble life.”………That moment you know you know how stupid you sound and lost the argument haha.
Both R Kelley and Epstein had been investigated and charged decades ago. Both cases have been re opened for different reasons. Nobody is looking at R Kelley over Epstein. If your truly think that is what’s happening, your extremely ignorant. WHAT IS HAPPENING, is life long human trafficking syndicates are being taken down, one contact at a time, but the Trump Admin.
Not at all you fucking idiot. The unsealing of the Epstein case has been happening for a few years now. R Kelley isn’t the main headline on news sites. Epstein is. Guess what? Trump administration is going after child predators like none other before! Human trafficking arrests are at an ALL time high. This is the tip of the iceburg with Epstein. Epstein was an FBI informant, running a deep state blackmail machine, leading to judges, world’s leaders, politicans, ect, being blackmailed and controlled.
Calling someone a fucking idiot on the internet. You’re so tough.
I’m not trying to be tough. I’m trying to call someone put on their completely bullshit narrative. Fuck you for supporting literal child rapists, and acting as if busting R Kelley, and giving justice to his victims, is somehow just to cover up for another person’s crimes. Your all sick fucks who defend one another’s scumbag lifestyle.
Epstein is a joo. And so are a vast majority of the people in his book.
The fuck is wrong with y’all supporting this pedo
This sick diseased dick mf needs a bullet in the back of his head
It’s a wrap. They’re going to give him a fair trial, then they’re going to hang him. Rightfully so. It’s not because he’s black either.
Fuck R Kelley. I hope he gets the book thrown at him. Next, Bill Clinton should be outted for riding Epsteins “Lolita Express” over 26 times, and according to flight logs, had underage women on the majority of those flights. Bill Clinton also frequented Epsteins “Orgy Island” multiple times, which is a private island where Epstein had an underground, underrage sex slave operation, where they had prominent figures worldwide put themselves into highly illegal and compromising situations, all being caught on camera, to use a blackmail. Yes, the term “puppet” is real, and it comes from controlling people, by having evidence of them committing irredeemable, heinous crimes, in which all Americans will hate someone for. It wil all come out. Human traffickers deserve to be hung!
Wow, truth. Congratulations. Show some PROOF of him doing any of this (Clinton), and you’re a multi millionaire.
The facts are really fucking easy to find. Epsteins flight logs have been made public via FOIA requests dumbass. Aka, freedom of information act. It’s not fake news lol. Clinton’s spokesmen came out saying “Bill Clinton only went on Lolita Express 4 times”. So, why is he on so mahy flight logs then? If I have to share that info, and you cannot find it yourself, then I’m wasting my time writing this anyways, because you clearly do not care about truth, and only care about protecting people you may like. Fuck that. Anyone who went to Orgy Island multiple times should be being talked to right now. Being there doesn’t mean for a fact they partook in the crimes, but going there dozens of times in a 3 year period? Seems a bit obvious, doesn’t it?
oh whatever, set the man free.
he pissed off big people in high places. come on, r. Kelly, you might need help, you might be mentally ill.
He’s a child molester. You think he should be free for abusing kids. Kys weirdo
It’s disturbing to see there’s are some weirdos in the comments trying to defend/make excuses for this piece of shit for fucking kids smfh.
Who? I only know of rkelly the goat RnB singer with timeless classics.
Facebook is evil. We still use it. Drinks n drugs are unhealthy, we still consume it for fun. Rkelly is mentally sick. We still love his music.
Yeah because Facebook, drinking, using drugs are as bad as abusing children…. retard. Poor R. Kelly. Its not like he made a conscious decision time and time again, over years and years to abuse kids. The only one mentally sick here is you sicko.
It’s okay to love his music. But as a human being? Not at all.
its over for this muthafucka.
Can’t wait for R Kelly to get asked this question while in the shower, “What remix is this?”……”Feelin on your booty” lol.
We stand with Robert this is clearly an attempt to destroy the legacy of another black man. Talk about all the mayonnaise based predators in Hollywood doin real dirt. Yall ain’t slick R Kelly is innocent, I don’t give a fvck what yall say I’m playing ignition remix everyday in solidarity with this innocent man.
Hahahahaha. Right. Those videos of him fucking little girls were all staged/CGI/government conspiracy? He hasn’t had a hit on the charts for over 15 years. Wouldn’t they frame someone relevant? He married Allyah when she was 14, remember? Please talk a gang of shit to the cops when they pull you over, yell racism, hop out of your car while reaching in your pocket for your ID. Call them crakkkers while doing so. PLEASE. Society thanks you.
What about the diarrhea based predators on society flooding our prisons and streets? Where does your mom buy her hair, racist?
what legacy?!?he done some great songs/albums… but he never stood for anything like a martin,malcom,2pac,micheal jackson/bob marley/damian marley etc… We knew he was paedo 20 years ago, without any of this! Peeing on a lil girl was seen world wide around 15 yrs ago! c`mon bruh he`s dirt!!! Check a tune by jo mersa and damian marley – point of view, this is how we address these ppl… one
Someone needs to trace this man’s IP Adress and check his computer history. Defending a child rapist, caught dlwith 20+ videos fucking underrage girls? He tried to marry a teenager for God’s sake. Sick fuck. Yes, we all want to see Epstein destroyed too. Your a fucked up person for defending this man