R KELLY FORMALLY APPEALS TO DONALD TRUMP TO COMMUTE HIS 31-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE
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The R&B singer was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and producing child abuse images, with his lawyer lobbying the US president for more than a year R Kelly has formally appealed to the US president,… The 59-year-old R&B singer, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty in 2021 of leading a criminal enterprise that recruited women and underage girls for illegal sexual activity and pornography, for…
In 2022 he was found guilty on three counts of child abuse images and three counts of child enticement and sentenced to 20 years in prison, which he is serving nearly entirely concurrently but for one additional year. Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organizations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673.
KEY FACTS
- Topic: US — the feed headline centres on KELLY, FORMALLY, APPEALS, DONALD, TRUMP.
- Original feed: US news | The Guardian.
- Published: 16 Jul 2026, 03:20 UK.
- Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.
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- US news | The Guardian: The R&B singer was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and producing child abuse images, with his lawyer lobbying the US president for more than a year R Kelly has formally appealed to the US president,…
- US news | The Guardian: The 59-year-old R&B singer, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty in 2021 of leading a criminal enterprise that recruited women and underage girls for illegal sexual activity and pornography, for…
- US news | The Guardian: In 2022 he was found guilty on three counts of child abuse images and three counts of child enticement and sentenced to 20 years in prison, which he is serving nearly entirely concurrently but for one additional year.
- US news | The Guardian: Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organizations.
- US news | The Guardian: In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673.
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