R. Kelly leaves the Cook County town hall after a consultation in Chicago, Illinois, on March 22, 2019.

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R. Kelly has to deal with a very long time in jail for sex dealing penalties

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Recently unlocked court reports uncover realistic insights regarding the R&B

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The R&B vocalist's own experience growing up misuse

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Which his lawyers trust will persuade an adjudicator to give him a more merciful sentence.

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Examiners have prescribed that Kelly be condemned to over 25 years in jail

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The earnestness of the violations he was sentenced for require

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"The need to safeguard the general population from additional wrongdoings."

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Kelly was sentenced for nine counts including racketeering and sex dealing charges

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A five-week government preliminary in Brooklyn that included declaration from various observers

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