R. Kelly’s musical accomplishments have been accompanied by a long heritage of allegations that he sexually abused gals and children. Now the R&B singer faces a demo in his hometown of Chicago on charges accusing him of rigging his 2008 youngster pornography trial and of attractive minors for sex.

The demo comes right after he was sentenced in June in federal court in New York to a few decades guiding bars on sex trafficking rates. Although Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, has vehemently denied the allegations, his accusers testified that he subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they have been underage.

A timeline of Kelly’s lifetime as a result of his rise and slide as an R&B artist:

— 1990: R. Kelly’s R&B group MGM wins the $100,000 grand prize on the syndicated television talent display “Big Split,” hosted by Natalie Cole. Since of money disagreements, that is the last time the team done.

— January 1992: R. Kelly & Community Announcement debuts “Born Into The ’90s.” Produced a yr later on, the album goes platinum.

— November 1993: His album “12 Play” is released and finally sells extra than 5 million copies. Strike singles incorporate “Sex Me” and “Bump N’ Grind,” which grew to become the longest-working No. 1 R&B tune in far more than 30 several years.

— Aug. 31, 1994: At age 27, R. Kelly marries 15-year-previous R&B singer Aaliyah D. Haughton in a solution ceremony organized by Kelly at a resort in Chicago. The marriage is annulled months later since of Aaliyah’s age. (Aaliyah died in a plane crash seven a long time afterwards, at age 22.)

— November 1996: R. Kelly releases his 3rd album, “R. Kelly.” A month afterwards, he incorporates Rockland Documents. His music “I Believe that I Can Fly,” from the “Space Jam” soundtrack, peaks at No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart. The same calendar year, he marries 22-yr-outdated Andrea Lee, a dancer from his touring troupe. The couple goes on to have three youngsters: Joanne, Jaya and Robert Jr.

— February 1998: Kelly wins three Grammys for “I Consider I Can Fly.”

— August 2001: Tracy Sampson…