R&B star R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse, some involving minors AFP/FileIt is the second time Chicago prosecutors have charged Kelly with a sex crimeR&B superstar R Kelly was charged Friday in Chicago with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors. Kim Foxx -- the State's Attorney for Cook County, which includes Chicago -- told journalists the alleged crimes occurred between 1998 and 2010. It is the second time Chicago prosecutors have charged Kelly with a sex crime: after a dramatic trial that also involved a sex tape, the musician was acquitted of 21 counts of child pornography in 2008. Describing in graphic detail a number of sex acts shown on the tape, Avenatti said the girl refers repeatedly to Kelly as "daddy." But last month's release of an explosive docu-series entitled "Surviving R Kelly" once again brought accusations against him to the fore, while a #MuteRKelly movement aimed at preventing his music from airing has gained steam.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 23, 2019 01:52 UTC