R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday (June 29), nine months after a New York jury found him guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from decades of abuse allegations.
. “Do you remember that?” Another victim said she was “afraid, naive and didn’t know how to handle the situation” when she was picked up by Kelly after a concert when she was 17. “Silence is a very lonely place,” she told the court.
During the trial, eight Jane Does and two John Does — among over 40 witnesses brought by prosecutors — recounted sadistic and perverse experiences involving Kelly, now 55, as well as witnessing abuse inflicted on others. His previous employees and associates, many of which stood by as the incidents occurred, corroborated the testimonies of victims.
During the six-week trial, many of the accusers alleged they were coerced into signing nondisclosure agreements and subjected to violent punishment if they broke his rules. And given Kelly’s history of videotaping sex, they feared he would use those tapes as blackmail in order to keep them quiet.
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