Singer R. Kelly could face decades in jail when he is sentenced on Wednesday, nine months after being found guilty of conducting a sexual abuse network against women and minors.
In September, a New York jury convicted the disgraced pop star of racketeering and eight counts of sex trafficking.
The 55-year-old R&B artist will serve at least ten years in prison, with the maximum punishment being life in prison.
Prosecutors have stated he should be imprisoned for at least 25 years.
The musician, best known for his popular songs I Believe I Can Fly and Ignition (Remix), was discovered to be the mastermind of a violent and coercive scheme to recruit women and children for sexual abuse.
Over two decades, he trafficked women between several US states with the help of managers, security guards, and other entourage members, according to the six-week trial.
Prosecutors said he showed a “callous disregard” for his victims and showed no remorse.
“Indeed, the defendant’s decades of crime appear to have been fuelled by narcissism and a belief that his musical talent absolved him of any need to conform his conduct – no matter how predatory, harmful, humiliating or abusive to others – to the strictures of the law,” they said.
