There is no respite yet for R&B singer, R.Kelly, as the 52-year-old has been charged with 11 new count of sex abuse and assault involving victims between the age of 13 and 16 in Chicago.
The legal war he has been facing several months back has taken a toll on his fame and earnings but it seems the odds are still against him.
According to ‘The Chicago Sun-Times’ Cook County prosecutors filed the new charges against Kelly on Thursday May 30th.
Chicago prosecutors charged the singer with aggravated criminal sex assault, criminal sex assault, and aggravated criminal sex abuse, among others.
Among the new charges are four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, two counts of criminal sexual assault by force, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a victim between the ages of 13 to 16.
Reports add that the four aggravated criminal sexual assault counts carry maximum terms of 30 years in prison.
Kelly was already facing 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four women years ago, three of whom were minors when the alleged abuse occurred.
