Singer R. Kelly, already behind bars, ordered to pay victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly, the multiplatinum R&B singer convicted twice this year of sex crimes, will be required to pay at least $300,000 in restitution to some of his victims, a federal judge said on Wednesday. The money will compensate two women, known as Jane and Stephanie, for the costs of therapy and herpes treatment, U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly said at a hearing in Brooklyn. That figure is likely to rise after prosecutors recalculate the cost of medication for Stephanie. Donne...
Singer R. Kelly, already behind bars, ordered to pay victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly, the multiplatinum R&B singer convicted twice this year of sex crimes, will be required to pay at least $300,000 in restitution to some of his victims, a federal judge said on Wednesday. The money will compensate two women, known as Jane and Stephanie, for the costs of therapy and herpes treatment, U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly said at a hearing in Brooklyn. That figure is likely to rise after prosecutors recalculate the cost of medication for Stephanie. Donne...
Italian Court Cites ‘Contradictions’ and ‘Possible Speculative Intentions’ by Accuser in Paul Haggis Sexual Assault Case
Court testimony made by a 29-year-old woman who has accused Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Paul Haggis of sexually abusing her in Italy in June had “numerous inconsistencies and contradictions,” according to a sentence issued on Tuesday by judges in the southern Italian city of Lecce. The District Court of Lecce on Tuesday made public the full text of the sentence which follows their ruling on July 30 to reject a request from prosecutors that Haggis be placed under arrest for a secon...
Italian Court Cites ‘Contradictions’ and ‘Possible Speculative Intentions’ by Accuser in Paul Haggis Sexual Assault Case
Court testimony made by a 29-year-old woman who has accused Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Paul Haggis of sexually abusing her in Italy in June had “numerous inconsistencies and contradictions,” according to a sentence issued on Tuesday by judges in the southern Italian city of Lecce. The District Court of Lecce on Tuesday made public the full text of the sentence which follows their ruling on July 30 to reject a request from prosecutors that Haggis be placed under arrest for a secon...
