R Kelly ordered to pay victims over $300K in treatment costs for herpes and psychological damage

R Kelly was recently found guilty in another federal case out of Chicago, and that case may also result in compensation

PUBLISHED SEP 29, 2022

R Kelly is currently serving a 30-year sentence for federal sex offenses (Antonio Perez - Pool via Getty Images)

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: R Kelly will not only do time for his sex crimes in New York, but it also appears that he will be compelled to make large restitution payments to some of his victims, including paying for the treatment of their STDs and any subsequent psychological damage. At a restitution hearing on Wednesday, September 28, a judge weighed in on the amount that Kelly, who has already been found guilty and given a jail sentence, should pay.

The judge said that Kelly will be required to pay around $300K for herpes treatment as well as the ostensibly necessary therapy for a victim named "Jane." The same is true for another victim dubbed "Stephanie," but an exact figure hasn't been decided in her instance just yet. "Sonja," a third victim, did not get compensation. Therefore, it appears that Kelly will be liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more.

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Singer R. Kelly appears standing beside his attorney, Steven Greenberg during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail. — Singer R. Kelly appears standing beside his attorney, Steven Greenberg during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail (Antonio Perez - Pool via Getty Images))

Kelly is currently serving 30 years in prison for federal sex offenses. He was recently found guilty in another federal case out of Chicago in which he was charged with the same offenses, and that case may also result in compensation. However, it is unclear whether Kelly would be able to actually pay his victims because he has recently claimed in court documents that he is short on funds.

Kelly's attorneys allegedly informed a Chicago judge in April 2020 that he owed the IRS approximately $2 million in unpaid taxes. Additionally, the singer was too poor, according to the artist's counsel, to even pay for court transcripts before his New York trial last year. Then, in order to start repaying his obligations, authorities took $27,824 from his jail commissary payments last month.

He received a 30-year prison term and a $140,000 fine in June, but the issue of restitution was not addressed. Then, last month, he was found guilty in Chicago on different counts; as a result, he now probably faces further jail time as well as fines and restitution obligations.