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R. Kelly bonds out of jail hours after pleading not guilty to sexual abuse charges

CHICAGO - R &B superstar R. Kelly walked out of Cook County Jail Monday evening after posting a $1 million bond following three days in custody.

Hours earlier, Kelly pleaded not guilty in Cook County court to charges he sexually abused four women, three of whom were underage at the time of the alleged assaults, over a span of a dozen years.

To win his freedom, Kelly needed to post $100,000 - 10 percent of the bond. He was unable to come up with the money over the weekend, but court

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