criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors. The 52-year-old, who did not speak to reporters, was released from custody after spending three nights behind bars during which time his associates and family members worked to gather the $100,000 necessary to bail him out. Hours earlier, Kelly stood in a Chicago courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit as his lawyer entered a not-guilty plea. The musician had turned himself in three days earlier.
The new 10-count indictment included three people who were minors aged between 13 and 16 when the alleged abuse occurred. Kim Foxx the state’s attorney for Cook County, which includes Chicago told journalists the alleged crimes occurred between 1998 and 2010. The charges carry three to seven years of prison time each. Kelly’s lawyer has said the charges are based on old and false accusations, adding that “all of the women are lying.
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