R&B star R. Kelly faces the possibility of a quarter-century or more in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday in a federal sex trafficking case in New York.
A jury found Kelly, 55, guilty of racketeering and other counts last year at a trial that was seen as a signature moment in the #MeToo movement.
Prosecutors are seeking a minimum 25-year term, while the defense says a sentence of 10 years or less is all he deserves. The jury convicted the"I Believe I Can Fly" hitmaker after hearing about how he used his entourage of managers and aides to meet girls and keep them obedient, an operation prosecutors said amounted to a criminal enterprise.
The accusers alleged they were ordered to sign nondisclosure forms and were subjected to threats and punishments such as violent spankings if they broke what one referred to as"Rob's rules." Evidence also was presented about a fraudulent marriage scheme hatched to protect Kelly after he feared he had impregnated R&B phenom Aaliyah in 1994 when she was just 15. Witnesses said they were married in matching jogging suits using a license falsely listing her age as 18; he was 27 at the time.
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