Date: 08-18-2021

Case Style:

United States of America v. Robert Sylvester Kelly, a/k/a R. Kelly

Case Number: 1:19-cr-00286-AMD-1

Judge: Ann M. Donnelly

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Kings County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description: Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with racketeering, transporting for prostitution, Mann Act Transportation, and coercion or enticement of female.

R & B start, Robert Sylvester Kelly, a/k/a "R. Kelly," age 54, was indicted on various sex related charges relating sexual abuse of women and girls.

18:1962 RACKETEERING
(1)
18:1962(c), 1963 and 3551 et seq. - RACKETEERING
(1s)
18:1962(c), 1963 and 3551 et seq - RACKETEERING
(1ss)
18:1962(c), 1963 and 3551 et seq. - RACKETEERING
(1sss)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - TRANSPORTING FOR PROSTITUTION
(2)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - TRANSPORTING FOR PROSTITUTION
(2s)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Transportation - Jane Doe #6
(2ss)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Transportation - Jane Doe #5
(2sss)
18:2422)(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - COERCION OR ENTICEMENT OF FEMALE
(3)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - COERCION OR ENTICEMENT OF FEMALE
(3s)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Coercion and Enticement - Jane Doe #6
(3ss)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Coercion and Enticement - Jane Doe #5
(3sss)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - TRANSPORTING FOR PROSTITUTION
(4)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - TRANSPORTING FOR PROSTITUTION
(4s)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Transportation - Jane Doe #6
(4ss)
18:2422(b), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Coercion of Minor - Jane Doe #5
(4sss)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - COERCION OR ENTICEMENT OF FEMALE
(5)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq. - COERCION OR ENTICEMENT OF FEMALE
(5s)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Coercion and Enticement - Jane Doe #6
(5ss)
18:2423(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Transportation of Minor - Jane Doe #5
(5sss)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Transportation - Jane Doe #6
(6sss)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Coercion and Enticement - Jane Doe #6
(7sss)
18:2421(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Transportation - Jane Doe #6
(8sss)
18:2422(a), 2 and 3551 et seq - Mann Act Coercion and Enticement - Jane Doe #6
(9sss)

18 U.S.C. 2421 provides:

(a) Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
(b) Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life.

Outcome: Pending

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Defendant's Experts:

Comments: Editor's Note: Kelly hired and fired a number of lawyers to represent him before trial. This generally indicates that the defendant and his lawyers are at odds over the trial of a case.