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Today in History: R. Kelly convicted in a sex trafficking trial

On Sept. 27, 2021, R&B singer R. Kelly was convicted in a sex trafficking trial in New York after numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children; a federal appeals court upheld the convictions and his 30-year prison sentence in 2025.

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