NEW YORK — Chicago-born R&B superstar R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, punctuating a remarkable fall from grace after decades of sexual misconduct allegations.
The sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly means Kelly will be in custody for more than another two decades, depending on how his time served is calculated.
Kelly declined to address the court before he was sentenced and his defense called no witnesses on his behalf. He showed no emotion as Donnelly handed the sentence down.
