Report reveals R&B singer R. Kelly has formally appealed to United States President Donald Trump to commute his 31-year prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking and child sexual abuse-related offences.
Court records made public this week by the Office of the Pardon Attorney showed that Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, filed a request for executive clemency with the US Department of Justice.
According to the records, the application is currently pending and seeks a commutation of his sentence rather than a full presidential pardon.
Recall Kelly, 59, was convicted in 2021 of racketeering after prosecutors accused him of leading a criminal enterprise that recruited women and underage girls for illegal sexual activity and the production of pornography.
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