Cheryl Cook Image: R. Kelly appears at his arraignment in Chicago on July 16, 2019. CHICAGO — R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a slew of federal sex-assault charges he faces in Illinois as a judge ordered him held without bond.
The R&B star was arrested last week in Chicago and hit with 18 charges in two cities, a 13-count indictment in Chicago and a five-count indictment New York. Kelly has not yet faced a judge on the New York charges.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Angel Krull said Kelly is a flight risk who could tamper with witnesses.
Singer R. Kelly denied bail in federal sex trafficking case.
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