The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged R Kelly with 11 additional counts of sexual misconduct and all against one alleged victim, who was reportedly under the age of 18. That brings the total amount of charges against R Kelly to 21.
In 2008, R Kelly went to court in 2008 for sexual abuse but was acquitted. However this January, Lifetime released the six-part film “Surviving R Kelly”, which details the accusations of sexual abuse by several women against the singer. Interest in his case resurfaced after the film’s release, and R Kelly was arrested for 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse against four women, three of whom were underage at the time.
His attorney, Chicago lawyer Steve Greenburg, released a statement to the Tribune regarding the new charges: ““We’ll see what it is, and we’ll deal with it accordingly”.