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Sex trafficking: Appeal Court upholds R. Kelly’s 30-year prison sentence

Sex trafficking: Appeal Court upholds R. Kelly’s 30-year prison sentence

Africa Links 24 with Racheal Ayodele
Published on 2025-02-13 14:15:12

A federal appeal court in Manhattan has upheld singer R. Kelly’s 30-year prison sentence.

The court also upheld his racketeering and sex trafficking convictions.

DAILY POST reports that R. Kelly was convicted for racketeering and sex trafficking in 2021.

In 2022, the singer bagged another 20-year jail term for child sex charges, including charges of producing images of child sexual abuse in Chicago.

The Appeal Court, on Wednesday February 12, 2025, concluded that the 58-year-old musician used his fame to exploit and sexually abuse girls and young women

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