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R. Kelly was charged Monday by a Minnesota prosecutor with engaging in prostitution and solicitation after he was accused of inviting a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room 18 years ago and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.

The big picture: The 52-year-old R&B singer is already facing charges including sexual abuse, child pornography and obstruction of justice in Illinois and New York.

Go deeper: Women of color have been saying #MeToo for decades

R. Kelly charged in Minnesota with solicitation involving girl, 17

He also faces sex crime charges in Illinois and New York.

R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Courts Building following a hearing on June 26, 2019 in Chicago

Singer R. Kelly leaves court after a hearing in Chicago on June 26. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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<p>R. Kelly was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="charged" data-vars-click-url="https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/NEWS/2019/Kelly-R-complaint.pdf?la=en&amp;hash=2532E57F85245BA0FCC7CBC5CD860E6BFB4269A7" data-vars-content-id="4e7427c3-b251-4f35-9968-08242357a740" data-vars-headline="R. Kelly charged in Minnesota with solicitation involving girl, 17" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/NEWS/2019/Kelly-R-complaint.pdf?la=en&amp;hash=2532E57F85245BA0FCC7CBC5CD860E6BFB4269A7" target="_blank">charged</a> Monday by a Minnesota prosecutor with engaging in prostitution and solicitation after he was accused of inviting a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room 18 years ago and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.</p><p><strong>The big picture: </strong>The 52-year-old R&amp;B singer is already facing charges including sexual abuse, child pornography and obstruction of justice in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Illinois" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/r-kelly-charged-10-counts-aggravated-criminal-sexual-abuse-2e9e9dac-7e97-4c36-b875-288e6489170f.html" data-vars-content-id="4e7427c3-b251-4f35-9968-08242357a740" data-vars-headline="R. Kelly charged in Minnesota with solicitation involving girl, 17" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/r-kelly-charged-10-counts-aggravated-criminal-sexual-abuse-2e9e9dac-7e97-4c36-b875-288e6489170f.html" target="_self">Illinois</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New York" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49211063" data-vars-content-id="4e7427c3-b251-4f35-9968-08242357a740" data-vars-headline="R. Kelly charged in Minnesota with solicitation involving girl, 17" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49211063" target="_blank">New York</a>.</p><div><div class="iframe-responsive-wrapper"><iframe height="906" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" src="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6242160-Kelly-R-Complaint.html" width="700"></iframe></div><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper:</strong> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Women of color have been saying #MeToo for decades" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/women-of-color-have-been-saying-metoo-for-decades-e19e153f-002d-4963-8386-dab085cb4ebb.html" data-vars-content-id="4e7427c3-b251-4f35-9968-08242357a740" data-vars-headline="R. Kelly charged in Minnesota with solicitation involving girl, 17" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/women-of-color-have-been-saying-metoo-for-decades-e19e153f-002d-4963-8386-dab085cb4ebb.html" target="_self">Women of color have been saying #MeToo for decades</a></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>