R. Kelly hit with 11 new felony sex abuse counts


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 pleaded not guilty the first round of charges, which allege he abused three minors between the ages of 13 and 16 and one adult woman, back in February. This new grouping could involve one of those same victims, seeing as the new allegation pertains to a January 2010 event and one of the previous victims reported abuse during that time.
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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