US singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years for sex crimes

Prosecutors had urged the court to put the music star behind bars for at least 25 years.

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R&B singer R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. (AFP)

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Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday (June 29) for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and

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