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R. Kelly Charged with Prostitution and Solicitation of a Minor

HeadlineAug 06, 2019

The singer and accused serial pedophile R. Kelly has been charged in Minnesota with two felony counts of prostitution and solicitation involving a minor. R. Kelly is accused of luring the girl, then 17, to his hotel room, where he offered her $200 to undress and dance for him. R. Kelly is currently behind bars in New York, where he faces multiple federal criminal charges for abusing women and girls. He was arrested last month in Chicago and indicted on counts including obstruction of justice, child pornography and sexual assault.

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