<p id=”par-1_115″>The trial for <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/hip-hop/?swcfpc=1″>hip-hop</a> mogul <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/sean-diddy-combs-made-gesture-kids-sitting-day-1-trial.html/”>Sean “Diddy” Combs has officially begun</a>, and the media has compared the disturbing allegations in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/r-kelly-warned-people-making-fun-sean-diddy-combs-allegations.html/”>Combs’ case to R. Kelly’s</a>. R. Kelly, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, was once hailed as an R&B icon. In 2022, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges in New York. The charges stemmed from his role in a criminal enterprise that recruited, groomed, and abused young women and underage girls — some as young as 14 — often using his fame and influence to manipulate and control them. So, is <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/sean-diddy-combs-chilling-statement-watching-surviving-r-kelly-documentary-girlfriend-kat-pasion.html/”>Combs’ case more severe than R. Kelly’s</a>? Here’s what a legal expert thinks.</p>
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<p id=”par-2_102″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/r-kelly-sentenced-30-years-prison-sex-trafficking-case.html/”>R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B singer, was sentenced</a> to 20 years in federal prison in 2023 after being convicted on six counts: three for producing child pornography and three for enticing minors into criminal sexual activity. The charges stemmed from his abuse of multiple underage girls, including the production of explicit videos. One victim, known as “Jane,” testified that Kelly began abusing her when she was just 14 years old. The jury convicted Kelly on six charges, and U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber ordered that 19 of those years be served concurrently with his 30-year sentence for a separate New York conviction.</p>
<p id=”par-3_44″>Those who watched R. Kelly’s downfall feel like Sean “Diddy” Combs might head down the same path. The prosecution hopes to take Combs down for racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution charges. Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, his ex-girlfriend, gave compelling testimony against Combs. </p>
<p id=”par-4_26″>So, does Combs have a more severe case on his hands than R. Kelly did? Legal analyst Elie Honig discussed the comparison with Stephen A. Smith.</p>
<p id=”par-5_70″>“R. Kelly, I think, there was probably more violence. I know we have the videotape, in this case,” Honig noted, referring to the video of Combs assaulting Ventura in a hotel. “The number of victims, I think, was more with R. Kelly. But, boy, the sort of full core domination of these women, mentally and physically, sexually, career-wise in the Sean Combs case, I think, is in a different category.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_32″><strong><em>How to get help:</em></strong><em> In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. </em></p>
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