New York prosecutors say the R. Kelly sentencing should be at least 25 years in prison for sexually abusing women and girls.
NEW YORK -- R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem"I Believe I Can Fly," deserves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls, prosecutors said in a memo filed Wednesday in advance of his sentencing later this month.
Kelly used his"fame, money and popularity" to systematically"prey upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification," prosecutors wrote in the filing. Kelly's lawyers have argued that he deserves only a maximum of about 17 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.Among multiple sordid allegations, jurors heard testimony about a fraudulent marriage scheme hatched to protect Kelly after he feared he had impregnated R&B phenom Aaliyah in 1994 when she was just 15. Witnesses said they were married in matching jogging suits using a license falsely listing her age as 18; he was 27 at the time.
The competing defense memo suggested prosecutors arguments for a higher sentence overreached by falsely claiming Kelly participated in the bribery of"a public aid officer to produce an identification card" that allowed the sham marriage to go forward.
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