In this photo taken and released by the Chicago Police Dept., Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, singer R. Kelly is photographed during booking at a police station in Chicago, Il. (Chicago Police Dept. via AP)
CHICAGO -- A Chicago judge on Saturday set a $1 million bond for R&B superstar R. Kelly.
Cook County Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr. said during Saturday’s hearing that the amount equals $250,000 for each of the four people Kelly's charged with sexually abusing.
The singer, whose full name is Robert Kelly, was charged Friday with 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse involving at least three underage victims between 1998 and 2010. The counts each carry a maximum of seven years in prison. The charges follow decades of rumors and allegations that the music star was abusing women and underage girls.
R. KELLY ARRESTED FOLLOWING MULTIPLE CHARGES OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE: POLICE
Kelly has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.
"I think all the women are lying," Kelly's lawyer Steve Greenberg said Friday. "Mr. Kelly is strong, he's got a lot of support and he's going to be vindicated on all these charges -- one by one if it has to be."
Kelly turned himself in Friday night. He arrived at the Central District police station in Chicago in a large, black van and wearing a hoodie and a bright blue coat.
Kelly is one of the top-selling recording artists of all time. He has won multiple Grammys, including for his hit song "I Believe I Can Fly."
His arrest sets the stage for another #MeToo-era celebrity trial after Bill Cosby went to prison last year.
Fox News' Tyler McCarthy, Stephanie Nolasco, Julius Young and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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2019-02-23 19:13:40Z
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