Updated On: 01 July, 2022 08:09 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Kelly has been in jail since July 2019; 45 witnesses testified for the government. As per reports, he still faces child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in Chicago, as well as charges in state courts in Illinois and Minnesota

Robert Sylvester Kelly
American songwriter-record producer Robert Sylvester Kelly, professionally known as R Kelly, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison as he faces conviction for racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting people across state lines for prostitution.
Kelly has been in jail since July 2019; 45 witnesses testified for the government. As per reports, he still faces child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in Chicago, as well as charges in state courts in Illinois and Minnesota.