R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years for sex trafficking and racketeering

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R. Kelly, a former R&B singer, was given a 30-year jail term on Wednesday for racketeering and sex trafficking,

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charges that were brought against him after almost 30 years of claims that he had abused both women and children sexually and physically.

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Kelly, a hitmaker who won several Grammy Awards and delivered top-charting music while avoiding

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sexual misconduct claims for decades, has experienced a remarkable fall from grace.

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His is one of the most well-known instances to result from the #MeToo movement,

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and the sentence imposed in a federal court in Brooklyn is among the heaviest since the movement's inception.

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Harvey Weinstein, a film producer, received a 23-year sentence for criminal rape, and earlier this week,

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Ghislaine Maxwell was given a 20-year term for assisting billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in the sex trafficking of minors.

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Former live-in girlfriends and coworkers portrayed Kelly as a celebrity who exploited his fame, fortune,

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and influence to dominate and sexually abuse women during his 2021 trial.

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The singer's devoted followers, who had called him the "King of R&B"

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and maintained his music at the top of the charts, were put to the test by the growing claims against him.

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