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R. Kelly was convicted in September 2021 of federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges involving multiple victims over decades. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. A 2019 Lifetime documentary series 'Surviving R. Kelly' documented extensive abuse. He was also convicted in 2022 on additional federal charges in Chicago.

R. Kelly's abuse of women and girls was documented over decades and corroborated by numerous witnesses and victims. He illegally married Aaliyah in 1994 when she was 15. His conviction in 2021 covered decades of abuse.