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  • American artiste, R Kelly bags additional 20 years jail term for sexual abuse

    American artiste, R Kelly bags additional 20 years jail term for sexual abuse

    American artiste , Robert Sylvester Kelly,  known on stage  as R. Kelly, has been sentenced to an additional 20 years imprisonment.

    The United State District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber after being found guilty by a jury of child pornography and enticement of a minor sentenced the 56-year-old to 20 years in jail on Thursday.

    Kelly, who is already serving a federal 30-year jail term after three counts of production of child pornography and three counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity in a federal trial in 2022, was found guilty of sexual molestation of a minor.

    The pronouncement followed a concrete video evidence showing the singer sexually abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter.

    The U.S. District Judge, handing out the judgement on Thursday, sentenced R. Kelly to 20 years imprisonment, in which 19 of those 20 years would be served concurrently with his earlier sentence instead of the 25 years sentence the prosecutors had demanded. While the remaining year would be served consecutively or after that sentence is completed.

    According to the prosecutors, ”Robert Kelly is a serial sexual predator who, over the years, targeted young girls and went to great lengths to conceal his abuse of Jane and other minor victims. Following the jury verdict against him, to this day, Kelly refuses to accept responsibility for his crimes.”

    The singer, however, remained silent for almost the entirety of the sentencing hearing and also refused to speak on his behalf.

  • American court postpones Hushpuppi’s judgment day till November 3rd

    American court postpones Hushpuppi’s judgment day till November 3rd

    The United States District Court for the Central District of California has postponed the judgment day of internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi ti the 3rd of November, 2022.

    Hushpuppi was initially billed for sentence on the 19th of September 2022 but the judge has now postponed his judgment day again.

    Judge Otis D. Wright in Los Angeles said Mr Abbas will now be sentenced on the new date based on the court’s own motion.

    Prosecutors had opposed delaying the sentencing any further than September 19, arguing that Mr Abbas and his lawyers had prior knowledge of all related matters in the case and were only out to delay and frustrate the judicial process.

    However, the defence counsel, Louis Shapiro said the prosecutors are trying to railroad the judge into sentencing his client despite having some outstanding issues.

    He added that the prosecutuion counsel aren’t showing compassion and trying to influnce the judgment by trying to see that an 11 years jail term is slapped on Hushpuppi.

    Recall that Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in June 2020, and subsequently flown to the U.S.

    He pleaded guilty to the charges in July 2021 and was ordered to remain in custody pending sentencing.

    Hushpuppi admittance of guilt in the case has help lessen the weight of the crime ha has been accused of.

    The sentence hearing was initially moved by Judge Wright from February 14 to July 11 and then to September 19 at the counsel’s request.

    Report says that Hushpuppi has comported himself in an orderly manner in Prison thereby earning him one of the best behaved in custody.