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Chicago Tribune
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Megan Crepeau and Jason Meisner

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in federal court in New York after judge says he left ‘a trail of broken lives’

NEW YORK — One by one, a series of women stood in a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday and spoke of brutal abuse at the hands of R. Kelly.

Some of them were soft-voiced and sobbing, while others blazed with anger. Across the room, Kelly sat silent.

He looked down at his hands. He gazed into the gallery. He stared straight ahead. He did not look at his accusers.

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