New York Federal Prosecutors File New Charges Against R. Kelly
![Singer R. Kelly, appearing in court in Chicago in June 2019.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/03/13/gettyimages-1152070010_wide-222924f9c19a022d98c8c43ad7d53b63d53546f1.jpg?s=600)
In a superseding indictment filed Friday, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn levied nine charges against the R&B singer, including racketeering and sexual trafficking.
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