Our website use cookies to improve and personalize your experience and to display advertisements (if any). Our website may also include cookies from third parties like Google Adsense, Google Analytics, and Youtube. By using the website, you consent to the use of cookies.

Ok, I Agree
Feb
24
2023
By The African Mirror
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

WORLD
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…
Read More
Sep
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Relief and disbelief greet R. Kelly guilty verdict

Relief and disbelief greet R. Kelly guilty verdict

WORLD
A mixture of relief and disbelief greeted the guilty verdict in the sex trafficking trial of singer R. Kelly, the most high profile musician brought down in the #MeToo era. Kelly, once one of the biggest selling R&B singers with hits like "I Can Believe I Can Fly," was convicted on all nine counts after some 25 years of using his fame and wealth to lure underage girls and women for sex. "We hope this verdict brings some sense of justice to the brave survivors who came forward," tweeted the MuteRKelly campaign that was founded by two Black women in…
Read More
Sep
25
2021
By The African Mirror
R. Kelly’s anxious wait and 12 member jury decides

R. Kelly’s anxious wait and 12 member jury decides

WORLD
TYLER CLIFFORD and LUC COHEN R. Kelly's fate is in the hands of a Brooklyn jury, which began deliberating whether to convict or acquit the R&B superstar on sex trafficking charges. Deliberations by the seven-man, five-woman jury began around after a federal prosecutor concluded her closing remarks, and U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly instructed jurors on the law. Known for the 1996 Grammy-winning smash "I Believe I Can Fly," Kelly, 54, had been trailed by sexual abuse accusations for much of his career before being charged in New York with nine criminal counts, including a broad racketeering charge. Prosecutors have…
Read More
Sep
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Superstar R. Kelly hid crimes in ‘plain sight’

Superstar R. Kelly hid crimes in ‘plain sight’

NEWS
TYLER CLIFFORD R. Kelly dominated not only women and girls but also his employees over a quarter century of sexual abuse, a prosecutor said on Wednesday as the R&B superstar's sex trafficking trial neared its conclusion. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Geddes told jurors during her closing argument in Brooklyn federal court that Kelly's entourage of business managers, accountants, runners and other employees was "at his disposal." She said some "turned a blind eye" as they recruited women and girls for Kelly's sexual gratification, a side long concealed from the public and fans of his music. Kelly used his operations to…
Read More
Facebook
Twitter
Linkedin
Instagram