A judge set R. Kelly’s bond at $1 million on Saturday, reportedly calling the allegations against the R&B star “disturbing.”
Three of the four alleged victims are all underage, between 13 and 17 years old. Kelly faces a total of ten counts of criminal sex abuse.
A reporter from WGN-TV indicated in a series of tweet, citing Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg, that Kelly may have a delay in coming up with the $100,000 cash — 10 percent of the deposit bond — required to secure his conditional release.
Here’s the scene at the Cook County Criminal Court building after #RKelly was given $1 million D-bond (which means he walks free if he posts $100,000). He’s lawyer said, “his finances are a mess.” @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/SQOVqzpINX
— Mike Lowe (@MikeLoweReports) February 23, 2019
#RKelly’s attorney says he believes Kelly will be able to post the $100,000. “He doesn’t have it sitting around in a shoe box,” Steve Greenberg said. @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/xCCT3r5ECV
— Mike Lowe (@MikeLoweReports) February 23, 2019
The attorney said on Friday that he believed all of Kelly’s victims are lying about the allegations.
The charges against Kelly come with a maximum sense of 70 years in prison.