Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections
R. Kelly's Hopes for a lighter proposal are just hopes now. A Chicago court rejected his appeal to review his 20-year sentence.
AP News is reference that the debauched singer has not received favorable news regarding his legal woes. In February his legal team appealed his original sentence, saying the federal child pornography and child solicitation charges were filed after the statute of limitations had expired. Additionally, they argued that the charges linked to one accuser should have been severed because of the alleged video evidence. Last week, a three-judge panel ruled against the self-proclaimed “King of R&B” stating that the sentence was indeed fair.
“A fair jury found Kelly guilty, acquitting him of many charges, even after viewing these horrific tapes. No statute of limitations saves him and the resulting sentence was procedurally correct and – especially under these appalling circumstances – substantively fair.” the court document read. In September 2022 the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer was found guilty of six counts of child pornography and child enticement. In one exclusive statement to Forbes Magazine His lawyer hinted that he would appeal in federal court, saying “we are disappointed by the decision, but our fight is far from over.”
R. Kelly is currently serving time at a medium security prison located in Butner, North Carolina. It is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2045.
