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R. Kelly’s bond set at $1 million following aggravated sexual abuse charges

A judge set R. Kelly’s bond at $1 million dollars on Saturday afternoon, following the R&B singer’s Friday arrest on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

According to an indictment filed Friday in Cook County, Illinois, the crimes took place between 1998 and 2010 and involved four victims, three of whom were between 13 and 16 years old. One of the alleged victims was an adult.

Jason Meisner, a Chicago Tribune reporter who attended the hearing, tweeted that Kelly would have to pay $100,000, or 10 percent of the $1 million, to be released on bond.