R. Kelly ordered to pay $309,000 in restitution to sex trafficking victims

nme.com:

R. Kelly has been ordered to pay at least $309,000 (£287,000) in restitution to the victims of his sex trafficking, it has been reported.The disgraced R&B singer is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in September 2021.Kelly – whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly –  has now been ordered to pay $309,068.18 to his victims, according to Courthouse News Service reporter Nina Pullano (via Pitchfork).It is said that $300,668.18 of that sum will go to a survivor identified as Jane, while the remaining $8,400 is to be paid to a woman identified as Stephanie.

The money will help cover the costs of therapy sessions and herpes treatment for the women, per Reuters.Multiple women say they contracted herpes from the singer.

Prosecutors said last year that Kelly knowingly transmitted the disease to his sexual partners.The total restitution figure could potentially increase as prosecutors determine the cost of Stephanie’s medication.Kelly stood trial last summer for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity.