R. Kelly receives 1 extra year in prison for child porn, enticement, after 30-year sentence

Kelly will serve no more than 31 years and will be eligible for release around the age of 80.

Published: February 23, 2023 1:06pm

Updated: February 23, 2023 1:21pm

R&B singer R. Kelly will serve one additional year in prison for child pornography and enticing minors for sex after he finishes his 30-year sentence for racketeering charges, according to a federal judge's ruling Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber sentenced Kelly to 20 years in prison for the child sex charges, but most of the sentence will be served concurrently with his current prison sentence, The Associated Press reported.

Kelly, 56, will serve no more than 31 years and will be eligible for release around the age of 80.

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