According to federal prosecutors in USA, R. Kelly needs to be locked up for more than a quarter century just for the one case for which he has been convicted.
Federal prosecutors in Eastern District of New York who won a conviction against Kelly last September just filed their recommendation for his sentencing, and they believe there’s more than enough reason to lock him “in excess of 25 years.”
In the documents sighted by The Chronicle, the federal prosecutors say Kelly’s particularly menacing because of his history of enticing minors. Prosecutors hold up the case of his relationship with Aaliyah as a prime example, saying he “began to sexually abuse her when she was just 12 or 13 years old.” As they laid out in the trial, Kelly went on to marry her in an attempt to cover up that abuse and dodge criminal charges.
Other reasons prosecutors want the judge to throw the book at Kelly include his recordings of child pornography and the “physical and psychological” abuse of women.
They also say Kelly knew he had genital herpes in 2004, but continued to have sex with women without telling them. The Prosecutors are particularly concerned because they say Kelly continued doing all of these heinous acts even after he had been arrested and gone on trial in 2008.
At the back of all these, the Prosecutors are recommending the judge put Kelly behind bars at least 25 years. He is currently 55, and sentencing is scheduled for June 29.
