R. Kelly Chicago Sex Abuse Conviction Upheld 20-Year Sentence Remains
R. Kelly's crusade to make a dent in his lengthy lockup in prison has crashed and burned ... a federal appellate court just upheld his conviction and sentence to cap off the week.
The "Ignition" singer was sentenced to 20 years in prison in his child porn case out of Chicago, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals just affirmed that sentence -- this after Kelly tried having it tossed, citing the statute of limitations having passed as his defense.
In reaching its conclusion, the court called Kelly's 30-year sentence from his New York case the "elephant in the room" ... and says the Chicago case sentence was set with that in mind.