RnB musician
R. Kelly on Monday pleaded not guilty to all 10 charges that he sexually abused
four people, including three minors.
The Grammy-winning singer
was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse on Friday and spent
the weekend behind bars after his bail bond was set for $1 million for which he
could put up 10 percent of the total bond required in order to walk free.
On Monday, the embattled
singer entered his pleas through his attorney at the arraignment hearing before
Cook County Associate Judge Lawrence Flood at Leighton Criminal Court, where he
appeared in an orange jumpsuit.
Hours after his
arraignment, Kelly, 52, put up the $100,000 bond needed for his release and was
spotted leaving Cook County Jail at around 5:30 p.m. local time. It is unclear
how the singer raised the money as his finances are currently a “mess,”
according to his attorney Steve Greenberg.
Meanwhile, Michael
Avenatti, who is representing two of Kelly’s alleged victims on Monday said he
has turned over to prosecutors a second videotape that he claims shows a
14-year-old girl engaged in a sex act with the singer.
That video is about 55
minutes long and from 1999 or 2000, Avenatti said.
Kelly’s next court date has
been scheduled for March 22.
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