Could R. Kelly essentially get a 'life' prison sentence?

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R. Kelly to learn if he effectively gets ‘life’ sentence

FILE - R. Kelly, center, leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case May 8, 2019, in Chicago. Federal prosecutors asked a judge Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, to give singer R. Kelly 25

R. Kelly to learn if he effectively gets ‘life’ sentence

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly is set to learn whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison when a federal judge sentences him Thursday on convictions of child pornography and enticement of minors for sex. Read more...

R. Kelly to learn if he effectively gets ‘life’ sentence

Prosecutors want a 25-year sentence served consecutively with his prior 30-year sentence, which would be tantamount to a life sentence.

R. Kelly to learn if he effectively gets ‘life’ sentence

Prosecutors want a 25-year sentence served consecutively with his prior 30-year sentence, which would be tantamount to a life sentence.

R. Kelly to learn if he effectively gets ‘life’ sentence

Prosecutors want Kelly, convicted in New York and Chicago of child sex crimes, to serve 25 additional years in prison after his current 30-year sentence is up.