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Sex trafficker R Kelly seeks ‘lenient’ 10-year jail term as sentencing looms

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R Kelly deserves no more than 10 years in prison despite his conviction for scheming over decades to recruit women and girls for sex, reflecting how his history as an abused child may have led to adult “hypersexuality”, the R&B singer's lawyer said.

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Kelly’s bid for leniency was detailed in a filing in a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, one day before the 55-year-old known for the 1996 smash“The lion’s share of the conduct alleged is decades-old, demonstrating the defendant is not currently a risk to the public,” wrote Kelly’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean .

 

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Hell no! Much more than 10!

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