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The singer faces life in prison if convicted

R Kelly trial hears testimony from alleged victim

A woman who said R Kelly sexually abused her during their five-year relationship has been giving evidence at his trial in New York.

US • 24 Aug 21

The singer has pleaded not guilty and strongly denied wrongdoing

'Predator' R Kelly groomed girls for years, trial hears

R Kelly has gone on trial in the United States on charges he was the ringleader of a two-decade scheme where he recruited women and underage girls for sex, with a prosecutor calling the singer a "predator".

US • 18 Aug 21

Singer R Kelly denied bail over sex crime charges

R&B singer R Kelly pleaded not guilty to a raft of US federal charges accusing him of running a scheme to force women and girls to provide sex for himself and others and the judge has ordered that he remain in jail without bail.

US • 16 Jul 19

R Kelly pictured leaving a courthouse in Chicago in June

R Kelly appears in court over federal sex crime charges

Singer R. Kelly, already charged with sexual assault in Illinois, has been indicted in federal courts in New York and Chicago with transporting women and girls across state lines for sex, forcibly keeping them under his control and buying their silence.

US • 12 Jul 19

R Kelly denies charges he abused four women

Alleged R Kelly abuse tape given to police

One of the lawyers representing women who claim they were abused by R&B star R Kelly has said a new video tape had emerged that allegedly showed the singer "sexually abusing children".

World • 11 Mar 19

R Kelly surrendered to police in Chicago on Friday night

R Kelly pleads not guilty to 10 sex abuse charges

R Kelly has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors.

World • 25 Feb 19

R Kelly surrendered to police in Chicago

Singer R Kelly due in court for bond hearing

Grammy-winning R&B singer R Kelly, who for years has faced allegations that he abused women and underage girls, was due in court in Chicago to hear charges that he sexually assaulted four people, including three teenagers.

US • 23 Feb 19

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