Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday following a conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges last year.
What happened: In September 2021, 55-year-old Kelly was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn for charges including sexual exploitation of children, forced labor, and the coercion and transportation of women to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
