R. Kelly’s Sex Trafficking Conviction Upheld

R. Kelly’s Sex Trafficking Conviction Upheld
An image of R. Kelly is shown on a screen at Brooklyn's Federal District Court in a courtroom sketch in New York on Sept. 17, 2021. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters
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NEW YORK—A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld former R&B superstar R. Kelly’s sex trafficking conviction and 30-year prison sentence.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Kelly’s claims that federal prosecutors failed to prove he led a racketeering scheme where he recruited underage girls for sex and then violated several victims.