Singer R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges

Singer R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges
R&B singer R. Kelly, attorney Steve Greenberg, and prosecutor Jennifer Gonzalez appear before Cook County Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr. at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Chicago, on Feb. 23, 2019. AP Photo/Tom Gianni
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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R&B star R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Feb. 25 to multiple charges that he had sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman as the decades-old scrutiny surrounding the Grammy-award winning singer had a resurgence.

Kelly turned himself in to Chicago authorities on Feb. 22 after he was charged. He was held on a $1 million bond at a bail hearing on Feb. 23 but his attorney said Kelly didn’t have the $100,000 bail he needed to post. Chicago Police said Kelly was taken into custody after being indicted by a grand jury in Cook County.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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