Timeline of R. Kelly’s life and career

CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly, long trailed by lurid rumors, has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving multiple victims dating back two decades. A timeline of his life and career: — Jan. 8, 1967: Robert Sylvester Kelly is born in Chicago to Joann Kelly, a school teacher. R. Kelly is third of... Read More

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R. Kelly

February 26, 2019

R. Kelly leaves jail after posting $100K in sex abuse case

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that allows him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Hours earlier, the R&B star pleaded not guilty to the allegations after spending the... Read More

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R. Kelly

February 26, 2019

Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting 2 choirboys

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass, dealing a new blow to the Catholic hierarchy’s credibility after a year of global revelations of abuse and cover-up. Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ top financial adviser and the... Read More

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Catholic Church, George Pell

February 25, 2019

Lawyer says R. Kelly to stay jailed until Monday or Tuesday

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, won’t get out of jail until Monday or Tuesday as confidants scramble to arrange to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him as he awaits trial for aggravated sexual abuse, his lawyer said Sunday. The 52-year-old R&B star had hoped... Read More

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R. Kelly

February 21, 2019

Weinstein seeks speedy appeal of sex trafficking ruling

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who ruled an aspiring actress can use sex trafficking laws to sue Harvey Weinstein seemed reluctant at a hearing Wednesday to let his decision be appealed before trial. U.S. District Judge Robert W. Sweet noted that no other judge has disagreed with his August ruling. Two other federal judges,... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 21, 2019

Lawyer likens R. Kelly to Beethoven to explain studio move

CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly is moving out of his Chicago recording studio because a judge has stymied his creativity by barring him from working there overnight due to building-code violations, his lawyer said Wednesday. Cook County Judge Patrice Ball-Reed has effectively ordered the Grammy Award-winning artist “not to be creative between 9:00... Read More

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R. Kelly

February 20, 2019

Judge to consider Weinstein appeal of sex trafficking ruling

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who ruled that an aspiring actress can use sex trafficking laws to sue Harvey Weinstein will hear lawyers argue whether his decision can be appealed before trial. U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday. He’ll rule at a later date whether his August decision can... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 20, 2019

Justice Thomas calls for re-examining landmark libel case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should consider overturning a 55-year-old landmark ruling that makes it hard for public figures to win libel suits, writing in a case involving a woman who says Bill Cosby raped her. Thomas took aim at New York Times v. Sullivan and similar cases that followed... Read More

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Bill Cosby

February 20, 2019

Legal hurdles would look familiar in any new R. Kelly case

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors will have to clear a series of high legal hurdles if they intend to charge R. Kelly and convict him, even if there’s video evidence. One case illustrates the difficulties: The R&B star’s own 2008 trial at which he was acquitted. At the heart of that child pornography trial was a... Read More

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R. Kelly

February 19, 2019

Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial delayed until June

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial in New York City is being delayed until June 3. Court spokesman Lucian Chalfen confirmed the delay on Monday. The fallen film mogul is still expected to appear at a pretrial hearing March 8. Weinstein’s trial had been slated for May 6, but that date was... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 18, 2019

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick for sex abuse

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been found guilty by the Vatican of sex abuse and defrocked, as calls rose Saturday for Pope Francis to reveal what he knew about the once-powerful American prelate’s apparently decades-long predatory sexual behavior. The announcement Saturday, delivered in uncharacteristically blunt language for the Vatican, meant that... Read More

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Catholic Church, Theodore Edgar McCarrick

February 15, 2019

Vatican’s envoy to France facing ‘sexual aggression’ probe

PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into alleged “sexual aggression” by Catholic archbishop Luigi Ventura, the Vatican’s envoy to France, according to French officials. Confirming a report published by Le Monde newspaper on Friday, a judicial official and a spokesman at the Paris mayor’s office said the police investigation targeting... Read More

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Catholic Church

February 13, 2019

Settlement over USC doctor abuse requires school reforms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for women who said they were sexually abused by a longtime gynecologist at the University of Southern California say a $215 million settlement includes groundbreaking campus reforms. Attorneys say a proposed lawsuit settlement filed Tuesday in federal court will require the university to put procedures in place for identifying, preventing... Read More

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USC

February 13, 2019

Virginia sex allegations are latest against state officials

Virginia’s lieutenant governor has denied newly publicized allegations that he sexually assaulted two women years ago and has vowed to continue serving in office. It’s a scenario that already has played out in several other states, with differing conclusions. At least six other statewide elected officials have faced allegations of sexual misconduct since 2017. Several... Read More

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Timeline of R. Kelly’s life and career

R. Kelly leaves jail after posting $100K in sex abuse case

Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting 2 choirboys

Lawyer says R. Kelly to stay jailed until Monday or Tuesday

Weinstein seeks speedy appeal of sex trafficking ruling

Lawyer likens R. Kelly to Beethoven to explain studio move

Judge to consider Weinstein appeal of sex trafficking ruling

Justice Thomas calls for re-examining landmark libel case

Legal hurdles would look familiar in any new R. Kelly case

Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial delayed until June

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick for sex abuse

Vatican’s envoy to France facing ‘sexual aggression’ probe

Settlement over USC doctor abuse requires school reforms

Virginia sex allegations are latest against state officials

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