R. Kelly hit with 11 new felony sex abuse counts

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R. Kelly is facing 11 new felony counts of sexual abuse, Chicago prosecutors revealed Thursday.

The charges, some of which carry a maximum sentence of 30 years, all pertain to one victim between the ages of 13 and 16, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Kelly now faces six new counts of criminal sexual assault and five new counts of criminal sexual abuse, on top of the 10 sexual abuse counts he received in February.

Kelly was released on a $1 million bond after his first round of charges, and continues to claim the allegations against him are false. He was taken into custody again after an unpaid child support hearing in March, but was released after making the payment.

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