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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Multiplatinum R&B singer R. Kelly will be sentenced on Wednesday for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades ...

R. Kelly's musical accomplishments have been accompanied by a long history of allegations that he sexually abused women and children. Now the R&B singer could...

Kelly, 55, was convicted last September in Brooklyn federal court following a 5-1/2 week trial that amplified accusations that had dogged the singer of the Grammy-winning hit

The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases...

He faces another federal trial in August on child pornography and obstruction charges.

NEW YORK—R. Kelly deserves no more than 10 years in prison despite his conviction for scheming over decades ...

Kelly is one of the most prominent figures tried on sex charges during the #MeToo movement, with accusations dating back decades.

A judge sentenced R. Kelly to 30 years in prison Wednesday after a jury found him guilty on nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering.

More than a dozen alleged abuse victims have been interviewed this year as part of the probe that’s exploring among other charges whether predator priests can be prosecuted under the Mann Act, a more than century-old, anti-sex trafficking law that prohibits taking anyone across state lines for illicit sex.

Multiplatinum R&B singer R. Kelly will be sentenced on Wednesday for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.