R. Kelly charged in Cook County with aggravated criminal sexual abuse

[demmiblue]

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Embattled R&B superstar R. Kelly was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County Friday morning, records show.

His first court date is listed as March 8, according to records.

His attorney, Steven Greenberg, could not be immediately reached for comment Friday, but Greenberg has said his client denies any wrongdoing.

Sources told the Sun-Times that Cook County prosecutors were appearing before a judge Friday afternoon to sign off on an arrest warrant for Kelly.

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[mobeau69]

1. Fuck that wall. We need to be building court houses, jails and prisons.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. And as DU member pointed out, testing the huge backlog of rape kits. That'd get criminals off street

... many more criminals than any border wall would keep out.

[choie]

3. I just finished watching 4 episodes

of "Surviving R. Kelly" He is a fucking scumbag, as are/were the people around him. What truly was nauseating is the reaction of many of his fans to the charges at the time - even though they saw the tape that showed him having sex and urinating on a 14 year-old -they refused to believe it was him. Why? Because he's fucking brilliant R&B star R. Kelly of course! Then there's the jurors who acquitted him. One juror who was interviewed in the doc said that he didn't believe the girls who had been witnesses against him at his trial, because of the way they dressed and behaved. Our culture is sick..is it any wonder why we have a goddamn sexual predator sociopath as president?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. What a guy

[riversedge]

5. .....In the 36-page indictment, prosecutors outline a variety of alleged sexual misconduct. The vict

Creepy man.




.....In the 36-page indictment, prosecutors outline a variety of alleged sexual misconduct. The victims are identified only by their initials.

In one instance, Kelly allegedly ejaculated on the victim’s body “for the purpose of Robert Kelly’s or L.C.’s sexual gratification or arousal,” the indictment says.

In the three other instances, the victims performed oral sex on Kelly, the document says.

Michael Avenatti, a well-known attorney, said he recently provided a videotape to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office; the tape showed R. Kelly having sex with a 14-year-old girl. At a news conference in Chicago Friday afternoon, Avenatti that he is representing at least one of the girls that were included in the indictment handed down.

He declined to identify his client, who he said was a minor at the time of the alleged abuse. He also declined to say what his client told a grand jury investigating the singer.............................

[riversedge]

6. R. Kelly just surrendered himself to Chicago..... He's seen in blue jacket in handcuffs.......

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R&B singer R. Kelly just surrendered himself to Chicago police as he faces charges of aggravated sexual abuse of four victims. He was handcuffed and led away.

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BREAKING NEWS: R. Kelly has turn himself into the District 1 police office. @Suntimes He’s seen in blue jacket in handcuffs.
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A black van carrying R. Kelly just arrived at the 1st District Chicago police station. The singer is expected to turn himself in momentarily as he faces charges of aggravated sexual abuse.

[ripcord]

7. They must have some pretty powerful evidence

The judge issued a no bail arrest warrant.