R&B singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison following his conviction on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Kelly, 55, to more than 25 years behind bars, while his defense attorneys asked for 10 or fewer, saying prosecutors' request was"tantamount to a life sentence."Federal prosecutors recommend R. Kelly be sentenced to more than 25 years in prisonKelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, wore a tan prison uniform, dark-rimmed glasses and a black mask at Wednesday's hearing, which survivors in the case also attended.
A look at the women who brought R. Kelly to justiceKelly saw a childhood sweetheart drown when he was a little boy. And people interviewed by psychiatrist experts say Kelly was repeatedly sexually abused beginning when he was a 6 or 7-year-old boy, his attorney wrote, saying he was abused by his older sister and also a landlord, at times on a"weekly basis.
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