R. Kelly Charged – 10 Counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse

COOK COUNTY, IL — (02-22-19) — Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx held a press conference today where she announced that R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.  Foxx said the charges involve four female minors.

State Attorney Kim Foxx released the following information on the four victims:

* The first victim, initials H.W., was involved in incidents which occurred between May 26, 1998, and May 25, 1999. A grand jury returned an indictment on four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse based on the victim being under the age of 17, and Kelly being more than five years older than the victim.

* The second victim, initials R.L., was involved in an incident which occurred between Sept. 26, 1998, and Sept. 25, 2001. A grand jury returned an indictment on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse based on the victim being under the age of 17, and Kelly being more than five years older than that victim.

* The third victim, initials L.C., was involved in an incident which occurred Feb. 18, 2003. A grand jury returned an indictment on one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse based on the transmission of semen by Kelly upon any part of the body of the victim for the purposes of sexual gratification during the course of an underlying felony of attempted criminal sexual assault.

* The fourth victim, initials J.P., was involved in incidents which occurred between May 1, 2009, and Jan. 31, 2010. The grand jury returned an indictment on three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse based on the victim being under the age of 17 and Kelly being more than five years older than the victim.

An arrest warrant has been issued and his bond hearing is set for Saturday February 23, 2019. Will R. Kelly turn himself in or will he be arrested? That is the big question at this point. We will continue to follow this story and bring you new developments as they become available.

Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer