Judge Ann M. Donnelly, who presided over the six-weeklong trial last year in Brooklyn, New York, announced the singer's sentence Wednesday after hearing statements from Kelly's accusers.
"Although sex was certainly a weapon that you used, this is not a case about sex. It’s a case about violence, cruelty and control," Donnelly told him. "Although we are disappointed in the sentence, we are eager to bring Mr. Kelly’s appeal before the Second Circuit," said Bonjean in a statement to USA TODAY Wednesday."We continue to maintain that the government overcharged and then failed to prove racketeering and Mann Act violations. "
"He’s strong, and we are going to get through this,” Bonjean said on her way into court Wednesday. “Mr. Kelly has had horrific labels slapped on him. But he’s not obligated to own them."What accusers said during the sentencing A third woman, sobbing and sniffling as she spoke, said Kelly’s conviction restored her faith in the legal system. “I once lost hope,” she said, addressing the court and prosecutors, “but you restored my faith.”"I was afraid, naive and didn’t know to handle the situation," she said, so she didn’t speak up at the time."Silence," she said,"is a very lonely place."
In 2008 a jury acquitted Kelly of 14 counts of child pornography charges after deliberating for less than eight hours over two days.
He'll be out (paroled) in 10!
*sound on* Saturday Night Live! Keenan plays.... R KELLY Hilarious! Let's watch! Curtis from moreno valley
Ey! Ja neh… that muscle is troublesome. Look now!!! Says the 🧠 brain. 🤧🫢🫣
At last! Good news.
he is going to be claimed right away. he'll be washing underwear and tossing salad real soon.
See ya 🖖
R. Kelly gets 30 years after 30 years of Sexual escapades with underage women! DETAILS!
LMAO
Why y’all waited until you old to suddenly I’m a victim thot you 30/40 married twice and kids but you traumatize lol
Celebrities the very people who want to preach what's right and what's wrong and get away with doing horrible things for to long. Enjoy the cell mate.
free r kelly
fucking well-deserved.
Free R Kelly , bro innocent
🥰
Nick Cannon is next, after Young Thug.
Wonder if he can get Epstein’s client list?
Fire up that Wayback Machine because I for one would love to see all the Hollywood kid bangers and other Liberals that came out of the woodwork to defend this pedophile.
the racketeering charge tripped him up, gov't dont play. otherwise he would get a slap on the wrist for the sex traffik
This could be the end of his career.
R. Kelly going to be singing alright! while something big is up his butt.
Guess his race card had expired!
Poor R. Nobody told this man that 17 year olds that look like women should not be messed with no matter what their parents and his penis say?
How did Ghislaine get 10 years less than him?
At last a very good relief and happy news for the women who were suffering under his power for so many years they are struggling and They Succesded, Cause The justice and Truth always stand up for the honest people
He should be in there for life. Ghislaine Maxwell, as well. Life.
Serious question why is this dudes sentencing getting more attention then Ghislaine Maxwell?
R Kelly must be pissed. See what I did there. Haha.
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