US musician R Kelly has been released from Chicago police custody on bail after pleading not guilty to sexual assault charges
R&B superstar R Kelly was freed from jail Monday after posting bail and pleading not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors.The 52-year-old, who did not speak to reporters, was released from custody after spending three nights behind bars during which time his associates and family members worked to gather the $100,000 necessary to bail him out.
After a dramatic trial, Kelly was acquitted in 2008 of child pornography charges, also in Chicago. The new 10-count indictment included three people who were minors aged between 13 and 16 when the alleged abuse occurred.Kim Foxx – the state's attorney for Cook County, which includes Chicago – told journalists the alleged crimes occurred between 1998 and 2010.The charges carry three to seven years of prison time each.
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