R. Kelly Jailed; This is How Allegations Against Him Compounded.

It’s no longer news that multiple times Grammy award winner R.Kelly is facing several sexual harassment accusations and he is currently serving his jail term. Majority of this accusations are centered on the fact that Robertson Kelly took advantage of teenage girls.

This is not the first time, He has been to court for sexual harassment related charges, for more than two decades, the  R&B singer has faced allegations of sexual abuse which has lingered over the years.

Let’s take you to the beginning of how it all started.

In 1994, the singer then 27 married his late wife Aaliyah who was 15 years old at a secret ceremony in Chicago, United States. Vibe magazine later discovered that Aaliyah had lied on the wedding certificate about her age, listing herself as 18. Due to this reason, the marriage was annulled in 1995.

They rarely spoke about their marriage, when she’s asked; Aaliyah always dodged questions about the nature of her relationship.

"When people ask me, I tell them, 'Hey, don't believe all that mess,'" she told one interviewer. "We're close and people took it the wrong way." She was quoted to have said.

Until Aaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001, R.Kelly did not mention her in his autobiography, where an author's note explains "certain episodes could not be included for complicated reasons".

"I will never have that conversation with anyone. Out of respect for Aaliyah, and her mother and father who has asked me not to personally." He answered when he was asked about their marriage in an interview with GQ magazine, BBC reported.

In 1996 his girlfriend Tiffany Hawkins sued him for the "personal injuries and emotional distress" he caused her in their relationship. In court Tiffany said she started having sex with the star at the age of 15 but the relationship crashed when she was 18 that. According to the Chicago Sun Times, Hawkins demanded for a $10 million in damages, but accepted a fraction of that amount which was $250,000. The case was later settled in 1998.

Three years after the Tiffany Hawkins case was closed; an intern, Tracy Sampson yet again accused him of inducing her "into an indecent sexual relationship" when she was 17 years old. She claimed he "treated her as his personal sex object and cast aside".

"He often tried to control every aspect of my life including who I would see and where I would go,"

The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.

2002 was even worst with multiple charges from being accused of impregnating a minor to being sued by Montina Woods who alleged that he videotaped them having sex without her knowledge. The star settled both cases out of court, paying an undisclosed sum in return for a non-disclosure agreement.

Immediately after these, he was again charge with 21 counts over child pornography which included oral sex, urination, intercourse and other sexual acts. The Chicago police accused him of videotaping each of these acts and enticing a minor to participate in them. All of the charges related to one girl, she was about 18 years. The said video’s authenticity was verified by the police with help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I).

The songwriter and former semi-basket player posted a $750,000 bail and denied the charges in an interview with MTV and later pleaded not guilty in court. It took 6 years for the case to come to trial, during which time Kelly released his wildly successful “Trapped in the Closet album” he was nominated for an Image Award by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) amidst widespread criticism. He was found not guilty of the charges.

A 2019 documentary lead to new charges; the documentary which was a 6 hour-long episodes presents the most comprehensive look yet at the allegations against him. The final two segments are particularly harrowing, featuring stark testimony from his accusers, and footage of parents attempting to rescue daughters they haven't seen for years.

His record company dropped him 2 weeks after the release of the video, and his planned concerts in the United State and New Zealand were both cancelled.

On July 11, 2019, Kelly was arrested on federal charges alleging sex crimes and obstruction of justice. Kelly faces a total of 18 federal counts, including child pornography, kidnapping and forced labor, as of July 12, 2019. As a result, he is currently incarcerated at Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago.