R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls was denied bail in a Brooklyn courtroom packed with his supporters.
R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Friday in New York to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls.He appeared sullen as prosecutors told Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione he posed a flight risk and a danger to public safety.charges they have dismissed as “groupie remorse.”Kelly, whose full name is Robert Kelly, is accused of using his fame to recruit young women and girls into illegal sexual activity.
Kelly is charged in New York with exploiting five victims, identified only as “Jane Does.” According to court papers, they include one he met at one of his concerts and another he met at a radio station where she was an intern. Prosecutors allege Kelly arranged for some victims to meet him on the road for illegal sex. He had one victim travel in 2017 to a show on Long Island, N.Y., where, they say, he had unprotected sex with her without telling her “he had contracted an infectious venereal disease,” in violation of New York law.Kelly’s attorneys said in court filings that the alleged victims sought out Kelly’s attention, came to his shows and “pined to be with him.
Kelly “would spend his time and even become friends with and care about these groupies and fans who were dying to be with him,” they added.
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