R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sexual abuse charges

R Kelly.
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R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of sexual abuse on Monday, The Associated Press reports.

The R&B singer has faced dozens of escalating allegations of sexual abuse spanning decades, and was arrested Friday on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. He was reportedly unable to pay $100,000 of his $1 million bond, and thus will remain in a Chicago jail aside from appearances in a Cook County courtroom. His attorney, Steve Greenberg, said Kelly's "confidants" are working to pay his bail to free him as he awaits trial.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.