Singer R. Kelly, who is facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, has been arrested a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.
Yaahoo Journalist reports that R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago, United States on Thursday, July 11.
Joseph Fitzpatrick, U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman, says the R&B singer was taken into custody about 7 p.m. local time and was being held by federal authorities.
R. Kelly was arrested after the federal indictment was handed down earlier Thursday in federal court for the Northern District of Illinois.
“The counts include child porn, enticement of a minor and obstruction of justice,” Fitzpatrick said, adding that further details would be released Friday.
A report by AP, says R. Kelly’s arrest was the second time this year that Kelly has been taken into custody in Chicago on sex charges. The 52-year-old Grammy winner, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was arrested in February on 10 counts in Illinois involving four women, three of whom were minors when the alleged abuse occurred. He pleaded not guilty to those charges and was released on bail.
Meanwhile, Yaahoo Journalist understands that R. Kelly has faced mounting legal troubles this year after Lifetime aired a documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which revisited allegations of sexual abuse of girls. The series followed the BBC’s “R Kelly: Sex, Girls & Videotapes,” released in 2018, that alleged the singer was holding women against their will and running a “sex cult.”
