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Report: R. Kelly charged with sexual abuse

Posted at 12:45 PM, Feb 22, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-22 13:47:47-05

The Chicago Sun-Times reported on Friday that singer R. Kelly was charged with 10 counts of felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse out of Cook County, Illinois.

The Sun-Times reported that Cook County prosecutors will take the charges to a judge on Friday in order to secure a warrant for Kelly's arrest.

On Thursday, two women stepped forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the 52-year-old R&B artist.

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