R. Kelly Sets To Appeal His conviction On Racketeering Charges

R. Kelly Files Sex Trafficking & Racketeering Appeal

R. Kelly’s legal team officially notified a federal court that he intends to appeal his conviction on racketeering charges.

Kelly’s defense attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, filed a notice of appeal. The appeal did not state the grounds on which they wish to appeal.

A previous filing accused prosecutors of being “Invigorated by an influential social movement determined to punish centuries of male misbehavior through symbolic prosecutions of high-profile men, the government brought a RICO prosecution against the Defendant that was ‘absurdly remote’ from the drafters’ intent.”

The disgraced singer was placed on suicide watch after being sentenced to 30 years in jail.

“The public has to be protected from behaviours like this,” the judge said during the sentencing. “These crimes were calculated and carefully planned and regularly executed for almost 25 years. You taught them that love is enslavement and violence.”

Kelly was later removed from suicide watch after clinical assessment.

He claimed they violated his constitutional rights and caused “severe mental distress.” He believes they’re only isolating him with a suicide watch because he’s a celebrity. He claims that he’s not suicidal at all and expressed it many times to the MDC.