Lawyer: Arrangements Being Made to Pay R. Kelly’s $100K Bail

R. Kelly surrenders to authorities at Chicago First District police station, on Feb. 22, 2019. R&B star R. Kelly was taken into custody after arriving Friday night at a Chicago police precinct, hours after authorities announced multiple charges of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17. Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

CHICAGO—R. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, remained jailed over the weekend as confidants make arrangements to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him as he awaits trial for aggravated sexual abuse, his lawyer said.

The 52-year-old R&B star had hoped to walk out of the 7,000-inmate Chicago jail, but defense attorney Steve Greenberg told The Associated Press in a phone interview on Feb. 24, that coordination of the payment is complicated. He added that Kelly could be released as early as Monday or Tuesday.