R. Kelly gets 30 years in jail for sex abuse

US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 year

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in prison for abusing children and women.

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R. Kelly artist, 55, was found guilty in New York

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last September of racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

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The judge said on Wednesday that he had shown "indifference to human suffering"

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Kelly's lawyers say he will appeal. Robert Sylvester Kelly is the singer's real name.

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A few women took the stand before Kelly's sentencing to confront him.

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A woman named Angela described the singer as a Pied Piper who "grew in wickedness" with every victim,

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while unnamed witnesses stated that he broke their spirits.

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Since being indicted by federal prosecutors in New York and Chicago in July 2019, Kelly has been in custody.

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