Infamous R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using her fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some children, in a decades-long systematic scheme.
Through tears and anger, many of Kelly's allegations surfaced in a New York City court, and the singer himself, that he misled and victimized her.
"You made me do things that broke my soul. I really wanted me to die because of how low you made me feel,” said an unnamed survivor, directly addressing Kelly, who folded her hands and kept her eyes low.
"do you remember that?" He asked.
Kelly, 55, made no statement and did not react to his sentencing hearing, which also included a $100,000 fine. He has denied wrongdoing, and he plans to appeal his conviction.
The Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling songwriter was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking in a trial last year that gave voice to accusers who previously thought her stories were being ignored because they were black women. She was
Another of his accusers said at the sentencing, "The victims are no longer the victims we once were."
"There wasn't a single day in my life, until this moment, that I really believed the judicial system would come for black and brown girls," she said outside the courtroom.