R Kelly is expected to post $250,000 for each of the four women involved in the sexual abuse charges against him, totaling $1 million bond for bail. T
R Kelly is expected to post $250,000 for each of the four women involved in the sexual abuse charges against him, totaling $1 million bond for bail. The singer was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He was also ordered to give up his passport while his associates were also told to have no contact with the alleged victims. In addition, Kelly must only have relations with women 18 years and older.
R Kelly’s lawyer Steven Greenberg argued for a lower bail, stating that his client was having financial difficulties. In the indictment against Kelly, the singer has been accused of criminal sexual abuse of multiple women of at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age. The age of consent in Illinois is 17 years old.
Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx detailed the charges against Kelly: Four charges stem from Kelly’s alleged incidents with an underage girl initialed “H.W.” between May 1998 and May 1999. Two counts were drawn from “R.L.,” who, while underage, had sexual encounters with Kelly between September 1998 to September 2001. The most recent counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, from May 2009 to January 2010, are “J.P.,” who was also underage.
“L.C.” is the fourth victim and the one count of sexual abuse stems from a February 18th, 2003 incident, with Kelly accused of transmission of semen on any part of the victim’s body for sexual gratification. Foxx further elaborated on the details of the case against Kelly following his bail hearing.
In the case of “L.C.,” “The victim was 24 years old and worked as a hairdresser for Robert Kelly,” Foxx said. “While the victim was waiting alone in a room waiting for Robert Kelly so she could braid his hair, Robert Kelly entered saying he didn’t want his hair braided that day. He wanted his head massaged. At the time he said this, he had his pants pulled down and he was pointing to his penis. Robert Kelly grabbed the victim by the head and tried to force her mouth onto his exposed penis, but the victim was able to resist. Robert Kelly then masturbated and ejaculated onto the victim and spit in her face several times. The shirt the victim was wearing was submitted to the Illinois state police for DNA testing, and the semen was identified on the shirt
