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R. Kelly receives 30-year prison sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking

Summary by Ground News
Multi-platinum R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. He was convicted of sex trafficking last year for exploiting his stardom and wealth. Kelly used his wealth to lure women and underage girls for sex, prosecutors said. He is separately facing trial in Chicago on child sex images and obstruction charges. Kelly was himself the victim of child sex abuse, and detailed in his autobiography how he was raped by a female family member when he was eight.

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Gold Coast Bulletin broke the news in Southport, Australia on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
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