R Kelly has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault (Picture: Getty)

R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that that a Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago judge approved the arrest warrant for the star on Friday morning over the charges.

Four victims are involved in the charges, at least three of which believed to be under the age of 17, with the incidents occurring between 1998 and 2010.

He is expected to first appear in court on 8 March.


The singer, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, was recently the focus point of documentary Surviving R Kelly, which contained allegations he had been mentally, physically and sexually abusive against tto numerous women over a period of 25 years.

R Kelly is due to appear in court on 8 March (Picture: AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

R Kelly has never been convicted and has continued to deny any wrongdoing, with his lawyer claiming that the women involved were ‘just trying to make money’ off the singer.



Further allegations of a videotape surfacing of Kelly having sex with a 14-year-old emerged in February, which was also denied by Kelly’s attorney.

The six-part series, which originally aired on US channel Lifetime in January, features 50 interviews covering accusations including his alleged sexual preference for underage women, his marriage to 15-year-old singer Aaliyah, and rumours that he had created his own ‘sex cult’.

Numerous stars have also spoken out against him, and in a press conference in New York on Thursday (21 February), two more women came forward with their own allegations against the star.

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Represented by Gloria Allred, Latresa Scaff and Rochelle Washington came forward publicly for the first time with their claims, alleging they were 16 and 15 when the star invited them to a hotel room, where he exposed himself and attempted to have sex with them.

While Scaff said she did sleep with him, Washington said that she hid in the bathroom.

Both said they were willing to testify under oath.

Metro.co.uk has contacted R Kelly’s reps for comment.

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