Kelly was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Kim Foxx, the Cook County State’s Attorney, said in a press conference on Friday.
Kelly was indicted by a grand jury that charged him with sexually abusing four victims, at least three of them underage. The accusations span between 1998 and 2010.
Foxx said that each count had a sentencing range of three to seven years, which means he could face up to 70 years in prison. Kelly was expected to appear in bond court on Saturday afternoon, according to Foxx.
Steve Greenberg, R. Kelly’s attorney, said that the singer was “shell-shocked” and “extraordinarily disappointed and depressed” by the charges in an interview on Friday with the Associated Press. Greenberg said Kelly maintained his innocence but planned to turn himself into authorities on Friday night.
