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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

R. Kelly timeline: Shining star to convicted sex trafficker

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

R. Kelly's musical accomplishments have been accompanied by a long history of allegations that he sexually abused women and children. Now the R&B singer could be put away behind bars for a quarter-century or more when he is sentenced Wednesday in a federal courtroom in New York City.

A jury found Kelly guilty in September of sex trafficking charges. While Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, has vehemently denied the allegations, his accusers testified in detail that he subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage.

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