R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case

R. Kelly "preyed upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification” for decades, prosecutors have said.

Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts in a high-profile sex trafficking case.

U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in Brooklyn, New York, after several of Kelly's victims angrily addressed him at the hearing.

Donnelly minced no words as she threw the book at once-beloved performer.

"You were a person who had great advantages — worldwide fame and celebrity and untold money," she said. "You took advantage of their hopes and dreams, holding teenagers in your house trapped. You were at the top of your organization, and you raped and beat them, separated them from their families and forced them to do unspeakable things."

Victims who addressed the court said they had barely any will to live during their time under Kelly's control.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/r-kelly-sentenced-xxx-sex-trafficking-case-rcna35832


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