CHILD S3X CRIMES: Supreme Court declines to hear R. Kelly’s appeal

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal filed by R&B singer R. Kelly who is currently serving a 20-year jail sentence after being found guilty of child s3x offenses in Chicago.

Recall that in 2022, R Kelly was found guilty on three counts of creating images of child s3xual abuse and three counts of luring kids into s3xual activity.

His attorneys contended that crimes committed as early as the 1990s ought to have been covered under a reduced statute of limitations on child sex crime proceedings. As of right now, accusations can be made while the person making them is still alive.

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As is customary, the justices did not explain why they decided not to consider the case and this is coming after his arguments had already been rejected by lower courts.

Kelly was shown molesting a girl on the video, according to federal authorities. The complainant, who went by the name Jane in court, stated in her testimony that she was 14 years old at the time the video was taken.

Kelly has also challenged a second 30-year sentence for convictions in federal court in New York for trafficking and racketeering.

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