R. Kelly Asks The Supreme Court To Overturn His Sex Crime Convictions Sentence Based On This
R. Kelly is asking the Supreme Court to turn over his convictions.
In 2020, R. Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was charged for the possession of child pornography, sexual encounters with minors, amongst other charges. He is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence.
However, the disgraced R&B singer is now asking the Supreme Court for an appeal, according to 'TMZ.' The musician is citing an expired statute of limitations as a reason that he should no longer be forced to serve time.
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Kelly, 57, was found guilty on thirteen different counts for crimes committed back in the 1990s.
The PROTECT Act guarantees that there is no statute of limitations when it comes to sex crimes against children, but the date of his convicted offenses is leaving R. Kelly optimistic. There is no clause in the act that states that it applies to crimes committed prior to its passing. Therefore, as the act was not passed in 2003, R. Kelly is making a case to the courts that his offenses do not fall under the purview of the act.
The Supreme Court has not given an answer to the Chicago native, but they are reviewing the case that he has brought forward.
Kelly has been accused of abusing several minors over the years. According to 'BBC,' he was married in 1994 in a secret ceremony to 15-year-old Aaliyah while he was 27 years old. Reports attested that she had lied about her age, and, when the information came to light, the marriage was quickly annulled.
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However, this became the start of a problematic and abusive pattern with underage women, some of whom the 'I Believe I Can Fly' singer would break up with when they reached legal age. In the early 2000s, prior to the main court case coming to light, he had been sued for his abuse by numerous women.
The 3x Grammy Award winner was first accused of making child abuse sex videos back in 2002. He was not convicted of his crimes until 2020.
