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R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans
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Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the term in the Brooklyn federal court nearly a year after the 55-year-old Kelly was convicted by a New York jury.
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Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Kelly, 55, to more than 25 years behind bars
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while his defense attorneys asked for 10 or fewer, saying prosecutors' request was "tantamount to a life sentence."
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Survivors of Kelly's abuse held hands and prayed as US District Court Judge Ann Donnelly began reading his sentence
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Survivors of Kelly's abuse held hands and prayed as US District Court Judge Ann Donnelly began reading his sentence
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Kelly's conviction in New York was widely seen as a milestone for the #MeToo movement
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It was the first major sex abuse trial where the majority of accusers were Black women.