R. Kelly Found Guilty of Child Pornography: Singer Sentenced 20 Years in Prison

It looks like R. Kelly will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

The Disgraced singer was found guilty of three counts of production of child pornography and three counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity last September 2022, reports say; he was sentence 20 years.

Prosecutor asked for 25 years for the charges mentioned above, which will be served right after Kelly's current 30-year sentence.

"Robert Kelly is a serial sexual predator who, over the course of many years, specifically targeted young girls and went to great lengths to conceal his abuse of Jane and other minor victims," the prosecutors argued.

"To this day, and even following the jury verdict against him, Kelly refuses to accept responsibility for his crimes."

However, the singer's legal camp also noted that with the proposed sentence, Kelly would essentially be serving a "de facto life sentence," and he won't be able to commit crimes as an old man.

Kelly was tried alongside his former business manager Derrel McDavid and his associate Milton "June" Brown, but both were not found guilty.

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The most telling of all the evidence presented during the trial, which became the last nail in Kelly's coffin was telling videos of the singer committing the crimes.

On top of the evidence, several women also came forward accusing him of sexually abusing them when they were minors.

After the sentencing, some of the women shared their victim impact statements.

"I have lost my dignity due to Robert Kelly," read Christopher Brown, the lawyer for "Jane." "I have lost my dreams due to R. Kelly, I have lost my teenage years due to Robert Kelly."

"The emotional pain stayed in me until the day I testified against you in court," said "Nia." "No longer will you be able to harm other children. No longer will you be able to go to the mall and pick up a child for the night."

"I have had dark thoughts of suicide. I have had dark thoughts about no one loving me," added "Pauline." "I've lived with this secret for years. I have lost so much due to this."

Back in New York in September 2021, he was found guilty of all charges in his racketeering and sex-trafficking cases.

The prosecutor of that case famously said, "Today's guilty verdict forever brands R. Kelly as a predator, who used his fame and fortune to prey on the young, the vulnerable, and the voiceless for his own sexual gratification."

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