”Singer and songwriter Robert Kelly (R Kelly) is arrested and went off custody”, tweet, Anthony a seasonal outdoor swimming pool , a spokesperson for the police in the city.
”The defendant will appear in court tomorrow afternoon”, then, on Saturday night, Swedish time, adds a seasonal outdoor swimming pool. Expected to, inter alia, a borgenssumma nailed down, so that the 52-year-old r’n’b star may be released pending trial.
According to the indictment exposed the now 52-year-old r’n’b star four persons for sexual abuse during the years 1998-2010. One of the victims should have been an adult woman, the other three should have been girls, in the ages down to the age of 13.
allegations. According to his lawyer Steve Greenberg seems at least one of the submitted cases will be linked to the barnpornografianklagelser which the singer was acquitted from the 00’s.
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Before the star surrendered herself to Chicagopolisen made Greenberg a statement in which he stated that Kelly was ”deeply shocked” and described his client as ”incredibly disappointed and depressed” over the allegations against him, writes the AP.
”Kelly maintains his innocence and looks forward to be exonerated in court,” said Greenberg, according to the news agency.
Greenberg said in connection with the arrest, the media in the united states, that he had not yet looked at the vhs tapes, which reportedly show one of the abuse.
to the authorities of the Michael Avenatti, a lawyer representing the victims. Avenatti said in the radio, The Karen Hunter Show that the evidence against Kelly is strong.
” I know it, in a strong faith – as a father, as a lawyer, as a guy who believes in right and wrong and justice – that the judgment day has come for R Kelly. He will not make it out of this, ” says Avenatti.
If Kelly is found guilty, he may receive a very long prison sentence – was one of the ten charges can lead to up to seven years in prison.
The suspected abuse is in the focus of the documentary series ”We survived R Kelly”, where several of the artist’s alleged victims to come forward.
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