![]() Around age 10, Kelly was also sexually abused by an older male who was a friend of the family. Įxplaining why he never told anyone, Kelly wrote in his 2012 autobiography, Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me, that he was "too afraid and too ashamed". Carey stated that although their older brother, Bruce, was spared and allowed to play outside, both him and Kelly were punished at separate times indoors by Theresa, who refused to acknowledge the abuse when confronted years later. Kelly's younger brother, Carey, stated that he suffered from years of sexual abuse at the hands of his older sister, Theresa, who was entrusted with babysitting her siblings. From age 8 to 14, he was sexually abused by an older female family member. Kelly said members of his household would act differently when his mother and grandparents were not home. Kelly called Lulu his first musical inspiration. He stated that their last play date turned tragic when, after fighting with older children over a play area by a creek, she was pushed into the water, swept downstream by a fast-moving current, and drowned. Kelly described having a girlfriend, Lulu, at age eight, in his autobiography. Kelly began singing in the church choir at age eight. Around the time he was five years old, Kelly's mother married his stepfather, Lucious, who reportedly worked for an airline. Wells Homes public housing project in the Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District of Chicago's Douglas neighborhood, also on the city's south side. The identity of his father, who was absent from Kelly's life and later raised two children, is not known. His mother, Joanne, was a schoolteacher and devout Baptist. He has five siblings (three of which are half), two older sisters and brother, along with a younger brother and sister. Robert Sylvester Kelly was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, on Janu at Chicago Lying-In Hospital (now University of Chicago Medical Center) in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. He continues to challenge his two convictions. As of 2023, he is an inmate of Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago. He was sentenced to serve 31 years imprisonment in a combination of concurrent and consecutive sentences. A 2022 trial in Chicago federal court convicted him for three child pornography charges and three charges of enticing a minor. A 2021 trial in Brooklyn federal court convicted Kelly for violations of the Mann Act and racketeering. Law enforcement pursued new criminal cases in multiple jurisdictions, resulting in Kelly's arrest on July 2019. Kelly reexamined accusations of Kelly's sexual misconduct with minors, triggering a backlash and leading RCA Records to terminate their contract with him. The 2019 documentary television series Surviving R. Kelly's lawyer, Ed Genson, told the Chicago Sun-Times Kelly was "guilty as hell". Testifying years later, a victim depicted in the video testified to Kelly using bribes and threats to stop her and her family from pressing charges. Video recordings of these encounters led the Cook County State's Attorney to prosecute him for child pornography. Investigations by law enforcement and journalists revealed that Kelly used his fame to seek out underage fans for sex. ![]() Critics dubbed him "the King of R&B" while he billed himself the " Pied Piper of R&B". He won three Grammys for his song " I Believe I Can Fly", and was also nominated for his song " You Are Not Alone" recorded by Michael Jackson. Kelly sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Kelly, is an American musician, convicted felon, racketeer, and sex offender. ![]() ![]() Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), better known as R. ![]()
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