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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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R. Kelly’s prison sentence comes after decades of outcries by victims who were ignored too long

In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly briefly addresses Judge Ann Donnelly during his sentencing in federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. (AP)

R. Kelly “used his position of fame and influence as a pop superstar to meet girls as young as 15 and have sex with them.”

It has been nearly 22 years since those words first appeared in the opening paragraph of a story by then-Chicago Sun-Times pop music critic Jim DeRogatis and reporter Abdon Pallasch.

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