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Imprisoned R&B star R. Kelly has formally applied for clemency from U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce his 30-year prison sentence.
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The application is under review by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney.
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Kelly’s lawyer has been publicly lobbying Trump for clemency for more than a year.
Imprisoned American R&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, has formally applied to U.S. President Donald Trump for clemency to reduce his 30-year prison sentence.
The 59-year-old singer was sentenced in June 2022 after a U.S. District Court found him guilty of multiple sexual offences, including sex trafficking.
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Court records released this week by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for reviewing requests for executive clemency, confirmed that Kelly’s application is currently under consideration.
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The singer is seeking a commutation of his sentence rather than a full presidential pardon.
The request follows sustained lobbying by his lawyer, Beau Brindley, who has publicly appealed to President Trump to grant clemency for more than a year.
Kelly was also convicted in Chicago in 2022 on child pornography charges and offences relating to sexual abuse involving underage girls.
He is currently serving his prison sentence following the convictions.
