Among the new charges are two counts of criminal sexual assault by force and three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim between the ages of 13 to 16. Kelly was already facing 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four women years ago, three of whom were minors at the time. ——4:45 p.m.Attorney Michael Avenatti says he expects R&B singer R. Kelly to face “serious federal charges” in the coming weeks. Among the new charges are four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, two counts of criminal sexual assault by force, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim between the ages of 13 to 16. He did say he understood that the allegations are “from years ago.”——Check out all of the AP’s complete coverage of the investigation into R. Kelly.

Source: National Post May 30, 2019 21:52 UTC