R. Kelly arrested, surrenders to Chicago police following sex abuse charges, what these entail and the Daycare owner who put up bail!
R. Kelley has been recently mentioned in 8 chan, the news and I believe it was a report on Avicii where he also surfaced in my research.
This is the latest according to the Daily Mail,
Their headline and breakdown, then the victims,
REVEALED: Suburban daycare owner posted $100,000 bail for accused child rapist R Kelly
Valencia Love, 47, of Romeoville, Illinois posted the $100,000 bail for accused child rapist R Kelly on Monday
Love owns a number of restaurants, including Love on the Blu, as well as a childcare facility, the Lord and Child Christian Day Care
She listed her relationship with Kelly as 'friend' on the Cook County record she submitted with her payment
'I just help out a Friend if he guilty let him pay for it thru the courts,' said Love on her restaurant's Yelp page
Kelly was released from prison just after 5pm on Monday and went to McDonald's for dinner, stopping along the way to pick up a mystery woman
He was joined by members of his team and the wife of his doctor
Kelly's lawyer, Steven Greenberg, responded to the charges with a statement over the weekend, saying: 'We haven't seen any evidence, any reason to believe these allegations are credible. He's a rock star. He doesn't need to have nonconsensual sex.'
Aggravated criminal sexual abuse is a Class 2 felony with a sentencing range of 3-7 years in prison. He faces up to 70 years behind bars if convicted.
If you're not familiar with R. Kelly,
is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. He is known for various songs including "Bump N' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt (Remix)", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet". In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly".
Although Kelly is primarily a singer-songwriter, he has written, produced, and remixed songs and albums for many artists. In 1996, he was nominated for a Grammy for writing Michael Jackson's song "You Are Not Alone". In 2002 and 2004, Kelly released collaboration albums with rapper Jay-Z and has been a featured vocalist for other hip hop artists like Nas, Sean Combs, and The Notorious B.I.G.
As of 2012, Kelly was one of the best-selling music artists in the United States, with over 30 million album sales.
Since the 1990s, Kelly has been the subject of numerous allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct, often with underage girls, all charges he "categorically denies". In 2002 he was indicted on 13 counts of child pornography, but was acquitted of all charges in 2008
Hoping to do a background story on him soon, for now, this is the current update.
These new charges come one week after the emergence of a rape tape that allegedly features Kelly and a minor.
And on Monday, lawyer Michael Avenatti stated that he is working to obtain new tapes that allegedly show Kelly with underage females.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx spoke about the charges at a brief press conference on Friday.
She went through the charges related to each of the four victims, using only initials to identify the women.
Once the hearing was over, Kelly returned to D. O. C. Division 8 RTU, with the singer still unable to cover his $1 million bond. Valencia Love then posted his bail +7
Once the hearing was over, Kelly returned to D. O. C. Division 8 RTU, with the singer still unable to cover his $1 million bond. Valencia Love then posted his bail
First was H.W., who was under the age of 17 between the dates of May 26, 1998 and May 25, 1999.
Kelly is charged with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for the alleged offenses involving that victim.
Those include an instance of 'contact between Robert Kelly's penis and H.W's sex organ,' an instance where the contact was with 'H.W's mouth' and when 'Robert Kelly touched his penis to H.W's breast.'
The fourth count stems from the claim that 'Robert Kelly touched his mouth to H.W's breast.
R.L. was involved in an incident which occurred between September 26, 1998 and September 25, 2001 when she was a minor.
That alleged incident resulted in two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse - one for 'contact between Robert Kelly's penis and R.L's sex organ' one for contact with her 'mouth.'
The third victim L.C. was of the age of consent on February 18, 2003.
'A grand jury returned an indictment of one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse based on the transmission of semen by Robert Kelly upon any part of the body of the victim for the purpose of sexual gratification during the course of the underlying forcible felony of Attempt Criminal Sexual Assault,' said Foxx.
The fourth and final victim was identified as J.P., and the incidents she was involved in led to the final three sexual abuse charges against Kelly.
Those incidents took place between May 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010, and the victim was under the age of 17.
In that case there was 'contact between Robert Kelly's penis and J.P's sex organ,' 'mouth' and 'the transmission of semen by Robert Kelly.'
Foxx had made a very public plea for accusers to come forward last month, and there could be more charges to come.
Sources,
From 2003,
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kelly-arrested-child-porn-charges/story?id=101145
2019
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/22/avenatti-says-r-kelly-paid-witnesses-to-rig-2008-trial/