R. Kelly has pleaded not guilty on all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse against him. His attorney Steve Greenberg entered the plea for the R&B singer in a Chicago courtroom.
After spending the weekend in jail, R. Kelly is back in court Monday for the second time in two days. Kelly, one of the most successful R&B acts of all time, was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse against four victims, prosecutors said.
Three of the accusers would have been underage at the time of the alleged crimes.
Wearing an orange jail jumpsuit and flanked by two sheriff’s deputies, Kelly entered a Chicago courtroom Monday morning to learn which judge will preside at trial.
On Saturday, Kelly’s bond was set at $1 million. To leave police custody, he’d have to pay 10% of the total, or $100,000.
But Kelly couldn’t come up with the cash. The 52-year-old has a spate of financial problems — including unpaid rent and unpaid child support.”
This is someone who should be wealthy at this stage of his career,” Kelly’s attorney Steve Greenberg said. He said “mismanagement,” “hangers-on” and “bad deals” are some of the reasons Kelly “really doesn’t have any money at this point.”So for now, Kelly will keep going back and forth between Cook County Jail and the courthouse.