R Kelly pleads not guilty to new charges of sexual assault

R Kelly's lawyer said: "We have pleaded not guilty to all charges because it is not guilty."

He was talking to reporters in Chicago after the singer denied 11 new charges of badual badault and badual abuse.

They relate to allegations that he mistreated a victim between the ages of 13 and 16 and, if found guilty, the Grammy winner could incur up to 30 years in prison.

The charges focus on a person identified only as J. P.

Prosecutors said the alleged offenses occurred between May 2009 and January 2010.

His lawyer, Steve Greenberg, said the latest charges are not related to a new accuser.

Kelly has been dealing with allegations for decades. In 2008, he was tried on charges of child badgraphy and found not guilty.

In February, he pleaded not guilty to charges of badually badaulting three teenage girls and a fourth woman.

The case was introduced after seven women, including his ex-wife, appeared in a documentary titled Surviving R Kelly and accused him of psychological and badual abuse.

The R & B star is awaiting trial in Chicago.

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