{"id":26899,"date":"2019-07-12T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1056270"},"modified":"2019-07-12T07:02:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T13:02:00","slug":"r-kelly-arrested-on-federal-sex-crime-charges-everything-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/r-kelly-arrested-on-federal-sex-crime-charges-everything-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"R. Kelly Arrested on Federal Sex Crime Charges: Everything We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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R. Kelly<\/a><\/strong> was arrested in Chicago on Thursday night on a 13-count indictment.<\/p>\n

A federal law enforcement source confirms to E! News that the 52-year-old singer was arrested by NYPD and Homeland Security Agents.<\/p>\n

“[Kelly] was indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court on 5 counts and 13 counts in the Northern District of Illinois,” the source tells E News. “He will be arraigned today in Chicago Federal Court.”<\/p>\n

The source also adds, “He was arrested after going out for a smoke and with a dog in front of his residence.”<\/p>\n

A Department of Homeland Security source also shares with E! News, “[Kelly] is expected to go before a judge this morning in Chicago at which time all charges against him, including those in New York, will be unsealed.”<\/p>\n

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Kelly is in custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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“R Kelly was arrested in Chicago tonight on charges contained in a 13-count indictment returned today in the Northern District of Illinois,” a statement from the attorney’s office said Thursday (via ABC News<\/a>). “The indictment includes charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice.”<\/p>\n

Kelly, who has faced numerous sexual abuse allegations over the years, has continuously denied all of the claims.<\/p>\n

“We will be holding a press conference on Monday morning in Chicago to discuss the most recent charges in the R. Kelly matter,” attorney Michael Avenatti<\/strong> tweeted<\/a> overnight. “The courage and contributions of my clients greatly assisted in bringing nearly 3 decades of sexual abuse to a permanent end. They deserve our respect.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Don’t miss E! News<\/em> every weeknight at 7, only on E!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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