According to New York authorities, R. Kelly poses a “severe threat” to society. They feel the R&B artist, who has been awaiting trial since 2019, is deserving of a sentence of more than 25 years in jail.
Robert Sylvester Kelly was found guilty of sex trafficking on September 27 for offenses that occurred between 1994 and 2018. “In fact, the defendant’s decades of crime appear to have been fueled by his narcissism and the belief that his musical talent absolved him of any need to conform his conduct – predatory, harmful, humiliating or abusive to others – to the restrictions of the law,” the prosecutors write in a file submitted to the Brooklyn court.
UPDATE: R. Kelly Moved To New York Jail Ahead Of Sex Crimes Trial
One of Kelly’s lawyers believes the singer should receive a maximum prison sentence of fourteen years. Without giving details, she says that her “past and her traits” justify this sentence, 10 years below what the prosecutor is asking for.
The judge will pronounce his sentence on June 29 in this first case. R. Kelly is also being sued in the states of Illinois and Minnesota. But the judgment that will be rendered during the first trial in the State of New York could be decisive for the other prosecutions.
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