The R. Kelly Federal Indictments Describe a Conspiracy
Federal indictments in Chicago and New York allege racketeering, witness tampering, and the illegal transportation of minors for sex—and the singer’s supposed crimes were not committed alone.
In 1994, R. Kelly, then 27 years old, secretly married the 15-year-old pop star Aaliyah. In 1996, another singer, Tiffany Hawkins, said that he had sex with her when she, in the first of many lawsuits over the years from women alleging misconduct by Kelly. In 2000, published its of Kelly’s alleged sex with minors. In 2002, he was indicted on of child pornography, leading to the 2008 trial at which he was acquitted. In 2017, described Kelly corralling women into a sex “,” and in January 2019, several alleged victims spoke out in the This past and saw Illinois prosecutors bringing a total of21 counts of sexual assault and abuse against him.
