Feds looking to slap more charges on R Kelly as singer pleads not guilty
Disgraced American R&B singer R Kelly,
at an arraignment hearing in Chicago on Thursday (March 5), pleaded not guilty
to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and
allegations involving a new accuser.
The 53-year-old Ignition singer’s legal woes
are far from over, as prosecutors said more charges alleging yet another victim
are fast approaching.
During the hearing, prosecutor Angel Krull indicated
that the federal government plans to file more new charges in the coming weeks,
adding another accuser. While not going into detail, Krull noted that agents have
reportedly seized more than 100 electronic devices recently, including hard drives.
Kelly, who vehemently denied ever abusing
anyone, faces several dozen counts of state and federal sexual misconduct
charges in Illinois, Minnesota and New York—from sexual assault to heading a
racketeering scheme aimed at supplying him with girls.
Arrested in July 2019, Kelly’s charges
include child pornography, sexual exploitation of children, conspiracy to
defraud the US government, as well as the coercion or enticement of a female.
