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Coverage dated April 25, 2024 to April 26, 2024

Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly’s challenge of 20-year sentence

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In his appeal, Kelly argued that Illinois' former and shorter statute of limitations on child sex crime prosecutions should have applied to his Chicago case rather than current law permitting charges while an accuser is still alive.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly ‘s challenge of 20-year sentence (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    CHICAGO (AP) — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

  2. The Guardian

    US court upholds R Kelly’s 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse (opens The Guardian)

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    Singer had appealed 2022 conviction by a Chicago jury stating Illinois’s shorter statute of limitations applied to his case

  3. NBC 4 Columbus

    Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly’s challenge of 20-year sentence (opens NBC 4 Columbus)

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    In his appeal, Kelly argued that Illinois' former and shorter statute of limitations on child sex crime prosecutions should have applied to his Chicago case rather than current law permitting charges while an accuser is still alive.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Appeals court rejects R. Kelly’s challenge of 20-year sentence | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    CHICAGO >> The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled today.

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