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CHICAGO — R&B singer R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 14 and 16.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx alleges the incidents happened between 1998 and 2010.
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Kelly, 52, turned himself in to Chicago police at the 1st District station, 1718 S. State St., about 8:15 p.m. Friday. The singer, clad in a puffy blue coat, waded through throngs of reporters before police led him inside with his hands pinned behind his back.
Kelly will appear in bond court Saturday.
Speaking outside the station Friday, defense attorney Steve Greenberg didn’t mince words: “I think all the women are lying. This has become … ‘Hey, I can say R. Kelly did something. Boom.'”
Kelly was previously acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008. A 6-part Lifetime documentary called “Surviving R. Kelly” recently catapulted the singer back into the spotlight. In the show, alleged victims and Kelly’s close friends accuse the singer of abuse, predatory behavior and pedophilia.
“Everything in that documentary was a rehash of things they’ve known for years,” Greenberg said. “The police have investigated, the prosecutors investigated. The jury heard [it], and everybody rejected it.”
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