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R Kelly surrenders to police after being charged for sexually abusing 4 girls
Popular R&B singer R Kelly has turned himself in to police in Chicago after he was charged with sexual abuse of 4 girls, 3 of whom were minors.
Reports say R. Kelly who was arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges, surrendered to police and was accompanied by his lawyer Steven Greenberg.
R Kelly has been hit with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and 9 of the 10 counts involve alleged victims ranging in age from 13 to 16 years old by prosecutors in Chicago.
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There are said to be 4 alleged victims in total, and one of them is the subject of 4 different counts.
The singer’s indictment follows a new videotape provided by a ‘whistleblower’ which shows Kelly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
The tape, viewed by CNN, reportedly shows Kelly performing multiple sex acts with a girl.
Recall that R. Kelly got increased backlash weeks ago following the release of the Lifetime documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly,” with artists who had previously collaborated with the singer (such as Chance the Rapper, Lady Gaga, and Phoenix) publicly speaking out against him.
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