Kelly Avoids Jail Second Time Thanks to Anonymous Benefactor

An anonymous benefactor came to R&B singer R. Kelly’s aid Saturday, paying US$161,000 in outstanding child-support fines, police said, ending his second incarceration in two weeks after a prior arrest on sex assault charges.

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Just three days after a judge ordered the musician’s detention for failure to make payments to his ex-wife, Kelly was set free, Cook County sheriff’s spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said.

The source of the payment is unknown as the individual left the name section of the bond slip blank.

On leaving the Chicago Cook County Jail, Kelly told reporters, “I promise you, we’re gonna straighten all this stuff out. That’s all I can say right now.”

Last month, Kelly was arrested and pleaded not guilty to charges he had sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a fourth woman. He has denied similar abuse allegations for decades. In 2008, the singer was tried on child pornography charges and found not guilty.

According to the state's attorney for Cook County, Kim Foxx, the crimes took place between 1998 and 2010. Nine of the felony charges pertain to victims aged between 13 to 16 years old. Foxx says Kelly could serve three to seven years of prison per count.

Kelly bailed out of jail on the sexual assault charges on Feb. 25 and had since complained of financial difficulties, saying in an interview with CBS that “so many people” had access to his bank account and had stolen from him.

However, in a Twitter post Saturday, Attorney Michael Avenatti, lawyer to a pair of Kelly’s sex assault accusers, warned that the case is not over yet.

“Our investigation has now uncovered significant additional evidence that R Kelly and his handlers transported underage girls across state lines for the purpose of allowing him to sexually assault them. We will be turning over the evidence to law enforcement forthwith,” Avenatti said.

Meanwhile, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security specialized in sex trafficking is investigating the alleged crimes, including one of Kelly running a 'sex-cult.'

The charges follow the airing of the docu-series "Surviving R. Kelly," which premiered in early January, and revealed several accusations of sexual violence, including from his ex-wife. The scrutiny of the musician continued with the #MuteRKelly movement, aiming to put an end to the singer-songwriter-producer's once-stellar career and devoted fan base, which remains intact despite the avalanche of accusations.

Kelly's lawyer, Steve Greenberg, dismissed the allegations, claiming "all of the women are lying. Everybody's trying to profit off of R. Kelly."