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US court upholds R Kelly’s 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse
Singer had appealed 2022 conviction by a Chicago jury stating Illinois’s shorter statute of limitations applied to his case
The singer R Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sexual abuse convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex.
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Australian couple sentenced to decades in prison for child sex abuse after using victims as ‘playthings’
One man sentenced to 37 years behind bars and other to 26 years for ‘prolonged and egregious’ abuse. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo men who ...The Guardian - World -
Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader
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Bernie Sanders to run for fourth term in US Senate
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Lakers' Russell fined $25K for verbal abuse of ref
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Former UNC guard Deja Kelly commits to Oregon for final year of eligibility
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Racist abuse 'won't put me off' says new Derry mayor
Lilian Seenoi-Barr says racist abuse has made her more determined to represent Derry and Strabane as mayor.BBC News - Top stories
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