Date uploaded: 2022-06-29 19:26:27
Judge Ann M. Donnelly, who presided over the six-week-long trial last year in Brooklyn, New York, announced the singer's sentence Wednesday after hearing statements from Kelly's accusers.
Through tears and anger, R. Kelly’s accusers told a court Wednesday he had preyed on them and misled his fans as the fallen R&B star listened with downcast eyes as he awaited sentencing on his federal sex trafficking conviction.
"You made me do things that broke my spirit. I literally wished I would die because of how low you made me feel,” one woman told the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling singer. “Do you remember that?”
The charges were based on an argument that Kelly's entourage of managers and aides helped the singer meet girls and keep them obedient and quiet. These actions amounted to a criminal enterprise under federal laws, according to U.S. attorneys.
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