A Grand Jury in Chicago has charged R. Kelly with 11 new charges. These new charges are very seriou, they are Class X felonies. Class X felonies are the most serious level of charges, aside from murder.
A Grand Jury met in Chicago yesterday to hear testimony. Earlier this year, R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to four different women, three of whom were minors at the time the alleged crimes took place.