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24th February 2019
12:26pm GMT

These new charges come after the release of the Surviving R. Kelly documentary which saw many alleged victims of the artist tell their stories publicly for the first time.
The US's National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 27 percent increase in calls during the docu-series's initial broadcast.
It is Lifetime's highest rated programme in over two years.
Amidst these allegations, Kelly's daughter, Buku Abi, denounced her father and said that she was "devastated" by the allegations made against him.
"I pray for all the families & woman [sic] who have been affected," she said at the time.
"Trust, I have been deeply affected by all of this. However, it has been very difficult to process it all. Let alone gather all the right words to express everything I feel.
"The same monster you are all confronting me about is my father. I am well aware of who and what he is. I grew up in that house."
Kelly's first court date is scheduled for March 8.