R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court that concluded the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women.

R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering has been upheld by a federal appeals court in New York. On Wednesday, the court ruled that the arguments in Kelly's appeal "are without merit."

R. Kelly is staying in prison on his sex trafficking and racketeering convictions for the required 30 years. His request for appeal was denied by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday (Feb.

R. Kelly’s legal challenge to his 30-year prison sentence was denied by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The court upheld his 2021 conviction on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, stating there was enough evidence that Kelly used his celebrity status to exploit and abuse young women.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Chicago native and former R&B superstar R. Kelly’s 30-year prison sentence on convictions for racketeering and sex trafficking. This week, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld the ruling,