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Singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30yrs imprisonment
<h4>Embattled American R&;B star, Robert Sylvester, popularly known as R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and other crimes.</h4>
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<p>The 55-year-old who has been in police detention since his arrest in 2019, was sentenced by a federal judge on Wednesday, June 29, in Brooklyn, New York.</p>
<p>Judge Ann Donnelly sentenced Mr. Kelly to 30 years imprisonment and an additional five years of supervised release and a $100,000 fine — during a hearing where seven of his victims spoke about suffering under his control.</p>
<p>He was found guilty in September of racketeering and s#x trafficking charges stemming from a decades-long practice of recruiting and grooming girls and young women for illegal s#x.</p>
<p>Donnelly c@ndemned Kelly for the &#8220;serial r@pe and s#xual ab#se&#8221; he perpetrated on his victims.</p>
<p>“These crimes were calculated and carefully planned and regularly executed for almost 25 years. You taught them that love is ensl@vement and vi@lence These victims were disposable to you, and you left in your wake a trail of broken lies,” the judge said.</p>