R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Systemic Sexual Abuse

[quaintcunt]

The sentence caps a slow-motion fall for R. Kelly, who sold millions of albums even after allegations about his abuse of young girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s.

Widespread outrage over his sexual misconduct didn’t come until #MeToo. https://t.co/vZXMZRBm1I pic.twitter.com/kLqkJQWi7q
- The Associated Press (@AP) June 29, 2022

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Comments

[wonky]

he got a longer sentence than that maxwell lady...

were his crimes significantly worse? i actually am not really well-versed on it because of the subject matter.

[hiimtish]

Maxwell did sexually abuse women but was mostly the procurer. R Kelly systematically raped men, women, girls, and boys for decades. They were both horrific in nature.

[wonky]

I knew he was a rapist but not to what extent...for literal decades and so many victims too, holy fuck.

She should've got way longer too is all I meant, btw. I'm not in any way saying he doesn't deserve this sentence, more that I was a little surprised his was longer given the slaps on the wrist that men usually get.

[hiimtish]

I think they know with R Kelly how badly they fucked it up the first time. He was the one man I felt confident in getting a harsh conviction.

[vespertinev]

I didn't know he also raped men and boys

[erin805]

Me either, the case just gets more and more horrific the more you learn about it, he abused SO many people and so many people enabled him along the way

[hiimtish]

Gonna be honest I’m not 100% on ‘men’, I’m just assuming that’s happened after learning the extent that he was doing this to boys, too

[gabhriel]

He’s definitely abused kids who were confused about their gender and/or sexuality (I specifically remember a teen in the documentary who was very masculine presenting).

[buries]

same.

this man needs hell.

[jgedlittlepill0]

same. he needs to be sentenced to death.

[insomniachobs]

In terms of what they’ve actually been convicted for, yes. She was convicted of 5 myriad instances, Kelly was up for trafficking, racketeering, and committing the actual abuse himself over decades.

Morally speaking they both deserve to burn.

[ponyboy]

"the subject matter" clearly implies in their comment that they are potentially triggered so asking ontd for some clarification isn't bad

[cassismagic]

[wonky]

because of the subject matter

I'll be honest, I don't really understand how this comment has been so misconstrued, but clearly it was. I guess it was too vague. From my POV, of course I wanted to be vague about why the subject matter might be the reason why I don't know a whole lot? And I simply split-second reacted/commented out of surprise that R. Kelly got a harsher sentence than Maxwell because while I knew he was a rapist (and had heard of certain "jokes" over the years involving aspects of it), I don't know the details (because of reasons implied at the end of my comment). I don't know that much more about Maxwell other than she was right there with Epstein, a royal is involved, and apparently other super powerful people are implicated as well. But it's because of the higher profile nature of all of that Epstein mess that I was surprised. My comment wasn't intended as anything negative or as willfully glib. It was more a split-second, "Wow, his sentence was worse? His crimes were worse?!"

[cassismagic]