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Robert Kelly, the famed musician and producer, has been charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois. The judged approved a no-bail arrest warrant.

These events are the direct result of Lifetime’s release of a documentary called “Surviving R. Kelly,” which led Chicago authorities to open an investigation. In that documentary, several women reported that R. Kelly had sex with them while they were underage, and what’s more, they claimed that he kept them against their will.

Months later, Michael Avenatti, the attorney who represented Stormy Daniels in her suit against Donald Trump, claimed that there was video evidence of R. Kelly engaging in sexual activities with underage girls. He claimed to have turned that tape into authorities, though authorities did not initially confirm this. These charges against R. Kelly are the result of this video, in which Kelly is seen having sex with a girl who was fourteen years old at the time. Three of the four women involved in these charges were between 13 and 16 when Kelly forced them to engage in sexual activities.

Kelly, through his attorney, maintains his innocence. The number of victims speaking out against him, however, means that his defense will be challenging.

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