R. Kelly Arrested on Federal Sex Crime Charges: Everything We Know
R. Kelly was arrested in on Thursday night for federal sex crimes in two states, with charges including child pornography and obstruction of justice.
A federal law enforcement source told E! News that the 52-year-old singer was detained in Chicago "after going out for a smoke and with a dog in front of his residence." According to the Federal
Bureau of Prisons website, Kelly is in custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
Meanwhile, federal prosecutors in New York also have charged Kelly with racketeering, kidnapping, forced labor and the sexual exploitation of a child, according to unsealed records.
Kelly has faced numerous sexual abuse allegations over the years and has continuously denied all of the claims. The issues were brought to light again this year after Lifetime aired the docu-series Surviving R. Kelly, which revisited the abuse accusations.
Kelly's attorney, Steve Greenberg, released a statement via Twitter on Friday, saying that Kelly and his lawyers "look forward to his day in court."
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