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R. Kelly Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges: Law Enforcement Officials
NBCNY ^ | 7/11/2019 | Jonathan Dienst

Posted on 07/11/2019 9:57:02 PM PDT by bitt

The 52-year-old was arrested by NYPD detectives and Homeland Security Investigators on sex trafficking charges

Singer R. Kelly has been arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges, according to two law enforcement officials.

The 52-year-old was arrested Homeland Security Investigation agents and NYPD detectives Thursday night on sex trafficking charges, officials tell News 4, and it is expected he will be brought to New York.

Further details on the case are expected to be announced Friday.

Spokespeople from the NYPD and Homeland Security Investigations declined to comment on the arrest. Calls to the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn were not immediately returned.

R. Kelly gave his first explosive and emotional interview with Gayle King on "CBS This Morning" since sexual abuse charges landed the singer in jail last month. (Published Wednesday, March 6, 2019)

Attempts to contact a spokesperson and legal team for R. Kelly were not immediately successful. Drea Kelly, the singer's ex-wife, had no comment following the arrest, her rep said.

The R&B star, whose real name is Robert Kelly, has been the subject of different sexual abuse allegations for nearly two decades, with some of the alleged acts dating back to 1998.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: dreakelly; gayleking; rb; rkelly; robertkell; robertkelly; robertkellyyyyyy; sextrafficking; sexualabuse; singer; trafficking
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1 posted on 07/11/2019 9:57:02 PM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 07/11/2019 9:57:17 PM PDT by bitt (US intel is there to protect the safety and security of Americans. It is not a political tool.)
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3 posted on 07/11/2019 10:01:26 PM PDT by upsdriver (WWG1WGA)
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To: bitt

Arrested? But he’s black??


4 posted on 07/11/2019 10:02:13 PM PDT by Professional
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To: bitt

R Kelly? Is this someone everyone should know about, like the Steinfield TV show?


5 posted on 07/11/2019 10:19:19 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69

He is a major star, known for selling records, and doing things to teen girls, on video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly


6 posted on 07/11/2019 10:22:38 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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This guy can’t get no rest. Maybe he should’ve thought about the consequences of pedophilia.


7 posted on 07/11/2019 10:24:36 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: doorgunner69

repeat offender sometime singer


8 posted on 07/11/2019 10:29:44 PM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: bitt

Boom boom.


9 posted on 07/11/2019 10:31:14 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: PghBaldy

Must be an urban thing, total blank.


10 posted on 07/11/2019 11:17:40 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: bitt

There is a pattern developing. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York appears to have been given orders to go after pedophiles and sex deviants no matter their social status. I expect a lot more during the summer and into the fall.


11 posted on 07/12/2019 12:30:41 AM PDT by usnavy_cop_retired (Retiree in the P.I. living as a legal immigrant)
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The black Jeffrey Epstein.


12 posted on 07/12/2019 1:03:34 AM PDT by zipper
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Epstein’s new bunkie?


13 posted on 07/12/2019 3:52:20 AM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: usnavy_cop_retired

Can you say “Weiner laptop”? I knew you could.


14 posted on 07/12/2019 3:56:38 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: usnavy_cop_retired

Or the SDNY has been given orders to arrest these people, stymie further investigations, and botch any prosecutions.

We’ll see which it is.

In any case, here’s another perp who has gotten away with sex crimes for decades.


15 posted on 07/12/2019 4:03:57 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds)
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To: bitt

Sounds like he needed to get his records moving again. This should work, but taking some lead still works better in that business, and if you don’t survive, you’ll be rolling in the dough (or, more accurately, laying in the dough).


16 posted on 07/12/2019 4:21:45 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: bitt

Mr. Kelly, contact now Mrs Foxx at cook county state attorney office


17 posted on 07/12/2019 5:11:26 AM PDT by Lee25
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To: doorgunner69

Never heard of him


18 posted on 07/12/2019 5:28:58 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights".)
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To: bitt
More evil from Chicago. Probably buds with Barky.
19 posted on 07/12/2019 6:06:45 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (If the "Q Team" has it all, what are they waiting for?)
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https://youtu.be/eafRE74JGZ8I. Check out this video. It will give you an insight as to who this person is.


20 posted on 07/12/2019 6:11:32 AM PDT by efs111 (Hasta La Vista, baby!)
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