Prosecutors said in a 31-page sentencing memo that Kelly's recording career allowed him to take “advantage of his access to adoring fans and musical hopefuls who jumped at the chance to meet him.”
Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday asked for a sentence “in excess of 25 years” in prison for convicted singer R. Kelly, saying his racketeering conviction was part of a “long and pervasive history of enticing children to engage in sexual activity.”
As the leader of his enterprise, Kelly felt emboldened to commit his criminal acts “in plain sight,” and employ others to help recruit women and girls and satisfy his sexual whims, prosecutors said. Kelly, who has been in custody since his arrest in July 2019, is scheduled to be sentenced June 29 in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.
Last month, Bonjean argued that federal sentencing guidelines actually call for a term of 14 years to 17 ½ years behind bars, and that Kelly in fact should be given a sentence below those guidelines.Among other arguments, Bonjean said the singer should not be eligible for a higher sentencing guideline for exercising “undue influence” over Jerhonda Johnson Pace, who testified she was 16 when she began to have sexual contact with Kelly.
The trial, which was delayed several times by the COVID-19 pandemic, lasted more than a month and featured testimony from some 50 witnesses, including a number of alleged victims who told the jury that Kelly manipulated and controlled them and forced them to have sex with him and others — often on videotape.
The legal woes for the Grammy-winning singer, whose hits include 1996′s “I Believe I Can Fly,” will not be over even with his sentencing later this month.
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