R. Kelly Appeals 30-year Prison Sentence, Lawyer Compares His Charges To Fraternities

R. Kelly Appeals 30-year Prison Sentence, Attorney Says Fraternities Should Be Hit With RICO Too

R. Kelly’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean, is trying to appeal his 30-year sentence by comparing his charges to college fraternities.

Attorney Jennifer Bonjean claims that Manhattan prosecutors improperly used a racketeering statute to put the disgraced R&B singer in jail.

Robert Sylvester Kelly popularly known as R. Kelly is accused of running a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) enterprise from 1994 to 2018. The singer and songwriter is accused of trafficking his victims, many of whom were underage, drugging them, engaging in sexual activities with them and even kidnapping.

 

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“This was not a collection of people who had a purpose to recruit girls for sexual abuse or child pornography,” Kelly’s attorney Bonjean, said.

“Whether they turned a blind eye, whether some of them suspected that some of these girls were underage, that’s a whole different matter. And once we get into that sort of territory, where we’re going to say that constitutes a RICO enterprise.”

He continued, “Well, we have a lot of organizations — we have a lot of frat houses — we have all types of organizations that are now going to become RICO enterprises.”

As of now, the judges have not yet rule on Bonjean’s motion.