June 30, 2022
R. Kelly’s Attorney Seeks Light Sentence Due to Child Abuse
[ad_1] R. Kelly's legal team is urging a federal judge to only sentence the singer to 10 years or less in prison due to their claim that he was sexually abused as a child.According to court documents that were obtained by XXL on Wednesday (June 29), R. Kelly's defense attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, asked Judge Ann Donnelly for leniency on Kelly's behalf. The request suggests that the once-revered Chicago musician's traumatic past should be considered before the federal judge hands down Kelly's prison term stemming from his 2021 conviction on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.The defense's primary argument for a lesser prison sentence is that R. Kelly's "hypersexual behavior" is a direct result of the "Bump & Grind"...