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R. Kelly has been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges … TMZ has confirmed.
According to law enforcement officials, Kelly was arrested Thursday in Chicago on charges contained in a 13-count indictment returned Thursday in the Northern District of Illinois. The indictment includes charges of child porn and obstruction of justice.
R. Kelly was in court in Chicago in June where he pled not guilty to 11 felonies related to sexual assault and various abuse in Illinois. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged him with 5 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, 4 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and 2 counts of criminal sexual assault.
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