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American singer, R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on June 29, 2022 for racketeering and other crimes.
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According to prosecutors, he used his celebrity status and wealth to lure women, as well as underage girls and boys, for sex.
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The sentencing in Brooklyn marks the culmination of a stunning downfall for Mr. Kelly, 55, who falls from a superstar hit maker, known as the king of R&B, to a shunned artist whose musical legacy has now been stained.
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Recall that in 2021, the disgraced singer was found guilty of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades.
One of his victims was R&B singer Aaliyah, who Kelly illegally wed in a Chicago hotel room in 1994 when she was 15 years old.
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