R. Kelly an American musician, received a 30-year sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking.
In September 2021, the singer, R. Kelly was found guilty of eight counts of Mann Act violations as well as one racketeering charge. The Mann Act forbids the transportation of "any woman or girl" over state boundaries for any "immoral purpose."
According to PageSix, the jury of seven men and five women deliberated the case for nine hours over the course of two days before reaching a decision.
The judge had been urged by the case's prosecutors for a sentence that was greater than 25 years.
Additionally, according to the prosecution, R. Kelly utilized his fame and fortune to seduce young girls and boys as well as ladies for sex.
The decision was originally slated to be rendered on May 5, however it was later delayed.
It should be remembered that the disgraced musician was found guilty in 2021 of decades-long sexual abuse of women, boys, and girls.
R&B singer Aaliyah, whom Kelly unlawfully married in a Chicago hotel room in 1994 when she was 15 years old, was one of his victims.
Kelly's defense team brought a few former coworkers and acquaintances to testify in order to refute claims that the singer sexually assaulted women, girls, and boys.
