The yearslong legal battle over R. Kelly’s sexual abuse of women and girls will reach a critical moment Thursday when the R&B superstar is set to once again be sentenced by a federal judge — this time in his hometown of Chicago.
Kelly is already serving a 30-year sentence for a federal racketeering conviction in New York. It’s likely to keep Kelly, 56, behind bars until his late 70s. Kelly’s defense attorney says he’s already more likely to die in prison than walk free again.
