CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the sexual abuse case against R&B singer R. Kelly (all times local):
7:35 p.m.
A suburban Chicago woman posted the $100,000 bail for R. Kelly to be freed from jail while he awaits trial on sexual abuse charges.
The Chicago Tribune reports[1] that court records show a 47-year-old Romeoville, Illinois, woman posted the bail — 10 percent of the $1 million bond that a judge set — on Monday. The newspaper reports she identified herself on the bond slip as “a friend” of the singer.
Kelly had been behind bars since his arrest[2] on Friday.
His release[3] Monday from a Chicago jail came hours after his lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse that Kelly faces. He’s accused of sexually abusing four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls.
Kelly was tried and acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008.
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6:35 p.m.
The large, black van transporting R&B singer R. Kelly from a jail in Chicago stopped in the parking lot of a large showcase McDonald’s downtown.
The entertainer didn’t immediately emerge from the vehicle Monday evening but some members of his entourage stood outside the vehicle and a dark-colored Mercedes-Benz parked next to it.
The McDonald’s, a popular tourist attraction, was known as Chicago’s Rock ‘n’ Roll McDonald’s before being remodeled and losing its music theme.
Kelly was released from jail Monday after being there over the weekend on aggravated sexual abuse charges. He posted $100,000 bail. His lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to all 10 counts he faces.
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5:25 p.m.
R&B singer R. Kelly has been released from jail in Chicago, three days after being booked on charges alleging that he sexually abused four women, including three who were minors at the time.
Kelly’s release Monday came hours after his lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse that the singer faces.
Kelly walked by a large media contingent without speaking and was ushered into a black vehicle that was waiting. The vehicle then drove off.
The 52-year-old Grammy-award winner has denied wrongdoing[4] and his lawyer has said he’s confident that Kelly will be vindicated.
Kelly was tried and acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008.
4:20 p.m.
Authorities say R. Kelly has posted bail and will be released from a Chicago jail within the hour.
Cook County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said Monday that Kelly posted his $100,000 bail after spending the weekend in jail.
The R&B singer’s bail amount was 10 percent of the $1 million bond set by a judge Saturday.
During a hearing[5] earlier Monday, Kelly’s lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse that he faces. Prosecutors allege that he sexually abused four women, including three who were minors at the time.
Kelly denies wrongdoing.
2:30 p.m.
A woman who says R. Kelly sexually abused her beginning when she was 17 years old blasted statements by the R&B singer’s attorney that Kelly’s accusers are lying.
Lizette Martinez, who was featured in the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” said at a news conference Monday in Los Angeles that Kelly is a “predator” who “must be held accountable for the lives he’s ruined.”
Martinez said it is “irresponsible” for Kelly’s lawyer, Steve Greenberg, to call Kelly’s accusers liars. She said the only person lying is Kelly and that he has done so “for more than 20 years.”
During a hearing earlier Monday in Chicago, Greenberg pleaded not guilty on Kelly’s behalf to 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse[6] involving four women, including three who prosecutors allege were underage when the abuse occurred.
Kelly, who was acquitted[7] of child pornography charges in 2008, has denied wrongdoing.
1:50 a.m.
Attorney Gloria Allred is pushing back against R. Kelly’s lawyer’s assertion that the women who have accused the R&B singer of sexually abusing them are lying.
Allred said at a news conference Monday in Los Angeles that she represents more than six women who say they were abused by Kelly.
One of them, Lizette Martinez, said at the news conference that she met Kelly at a shopping mall when she was 17 years old and that he abused her from 1995 until 1999.
Allred also said Kelly’s accusers have been subjected to abuse by the singer’s fans.
During a hearing earlier Monday in Chicago, Kelly’s lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse[8] involving four women, including three who prosecutors allege were underage when the abuse occurred.
Kelly, who was acquitted[9] of child pornography charges in 2008, has denied wrongdoing.
12:20 p.m.
R. Kelly’s lawyer says he expects the R&B singer to post bail Monday evening.
Attorney Steve Greenberg said Monday afternoon that Kelly’s ability to post bail isn’t affected by a child support case involving the singer because that case is a civil court matter.
Greenberg reiterated at the news conference that his position is that Kelly has done nothing wrong and said no one has shown him any evidence to the contrary.
During a hearing earlier Monday, Greenberg pleaded not guilty on Kelly’s behalf to 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse[10] involving four females, including three who prosecutors allege were underage when the abuse occurred.
Kelly, who was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, has denied wrongdoing and his attorney says he’s confident the singer[11] will be vindicated.
11:10 a.m.
Attorney Michael Avenatti says his legal team has turned over to prosecutors a second video that he alleges shows R&B singer R. Kelly sexually abusing a minor.
Avenatti, who represents two Kelly victims, previously gave prosecutors video evidence of what he says shows the singer having sex with an underage girl. He told reporters Monday that the second video also involves a 14-year-old girl, is about 55 minutes long and is from 1999 or 2000. He did not say if it was the same 14-year-old girl who he alleged was in the first video he turned over to the authorities.
The attorney says he has learned of a third tape but did not provide details about it.
Kelly’s lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf Monday to 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse[12] involving four females, including three who were underage when prosecutors allege that the abuse occurred. Kelly, who was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, has denied wrongdoing and his attorney says he’s confident the singer[13] will be vindicated.
—This item has been corrected to reflect that Avenatti did not say whether the two videos he turned over to the authorities depict the same girl.
9:55 a.m.
R&B star R. Kelly’s attorney has entered a not guilty plea on his client’s behalf to multiple charges of criminal sexual abuse.
Kelly appeared in a Chicago courtroom Monday for his arraignment with defense attorney Steve Greenberg.
Kelly’s next court date has been scheduled for March 22.
Kelly is charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse[14] involving four females, including three who were underage when prosecutors allege that the abuse occurred. Kelly, who was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, has denied wrongdoing and his attorney says he’s confident the singer[15] will be vindicated.
9:10 a.m.
R. Kelly has arrived in a Chicago court for another hearing in the sexual abuse case against him.
The Grammy-winning R&B singer spent the weekend in jail and showed up for Monday’s hearing in an orange jail jumpsuit. His lawyer, Steve Greenberg, says Kelly’s confidants are making arrangements to pay his $100,000 bail, but that coordinating the payment is complicated. He says Kelly could be released Monday or Tuesday.
At Monday’s hearing, Kelly’s case was assigned to the judge who would preside over the trial, Cook County Associate Judge Lawrence Flood.
Kelly is charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse[16] involving four females, including three who were underage when prosecutors allege that the abuse occurred. Kelly, who was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, has denied wrongdoing and his attorney says he’s confident the singer[17] will be vindicated.
8:30 a.m.
Attorney Michael Avenatti says his legal team has obtained a second video that he alleges shows R&B singer R. Kelly sexually assaulting a minor.
Kelly has been charged[18] with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims,[19] three of whom were minors. The 52-year-old singer remains jailed[20] in Chicago on $1 million bond.
Avenatti says he represents two Kelly victims and previously gave prosecutors video evidence of the singer having sex with an underage girl.
Avenatti tweeted Monday morning that his team now has a second video “showing R. Kelly engaged in sexual assault of a minor,” and that he plans to give the video to prosecutors Monday.
7:20 a.m.
R&B star R. Kelly is expected to appear in court after spending the weekend in a Chicago jail following his arrest on sexual abuse charges.[21]
Kelly’s attorney, Steve Greenberg, says a judge will assign a trial judge to the case during a brief hearing Monday. Kelly is expected to attend.
The 52-year-old Kelly was charged in a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday[22] with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims,[23] three of whom were minors.
A judge on Saturday set bond at $1 million, requiring the Grammy Award-winning singer to pay 10 percent. Among the conditions of release is that Kelly have no contact with females younger than 18.
R. Kelly is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He remains jailed as confidants make arrangements to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him.
12 a.m.
R. Kelly’s attorney says arrangements are being made to pay the R&B singer’s $100,000 bail to free him while he awaits trial for aggravated sexual abuse.
Steve Greenberg told The Associated Press on Sunday that Kelly could be out as early as Monday, but he added that others have to act for him and the coordination is complicated because Kelly is behind bars.
The 52-year-old Kelly faces 10 sexual abuse counts involving four victims, three of whom were minors. The charges were announced on Friday and Kelly turned himself in to police hours later. Greenberg said Kelly denies the allegations.
A judge Saturday set bond at $1 million, requiring Kelly to pay 10 percent of that to go free. Greenberg told the judge that Kelly isn’t wealthy despite decades of success creating hit songs.
Check out the AP’s complete coverage[24] of the investigations into R. Kelly.
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