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R. Kelly’s 2nd conviction extends earlier 30-year sentence by a year

R. Kelly’s 2nd conviction extends earlier 30-year sentence by a year

BRENDAN O'BRIEN A federal judge in Chicago sentenced R. Kelly to one additional year in prison for his conviction on sex crimes, extending a 30-year sentence handed to the Grammy-winning R&B singer after an earlier trial in New York, local media reported. At a 90-minute hearing, Judge Harry Leinenweber of the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois in Chicago also ordered Kelly to serve 19 years simultaneously with the previous sentence, a local CBS affiliate and other media reported. In September, Kelly - whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly - was convicted in federal court of felony sexual exploitation…
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