R. Kelly appearing at a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.BY ANTONIO PEREZ/GETTY IMAGES.
R. Kelly has been transferred from prison in Chicago to a jail in New York ahead of his sex crimes trial next month, records showed Wednesday.The singer is now being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.He is accused of systematically recruiting girls for sex while touring and coercing them into sexual activity.
Kelly, 54, faces charges including racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and forced labor. They span from 1994 to 2018.The singer known for hits like “I Believe I Can Fly” has a decades-long history of abuse allegations, especially of underage girls.Chicago prosecutors say Kelly filmed himself having sex with minors and that he paid potential witnesses in his 2008 trial — in which he was acquitted of child pornography charges — to ensure their silence.
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Thought the 'Storm is over'.😎
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