According to the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago, a 13-count indictment has been filed against Kelly by the federal court for the Northern District of Illinois, which includes charges of child pornography, enticement of a minor and obstruction of justice, although additional charges are expected to be announced later today.

Kelly, who is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre, Chicago, will also face a separate five-count federal indictment filed by the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn on racketeering charges (fraudulent business dealings).

Meanwhile the singer’s representative, Darrell Johnson, said Kelly was defiant in the face of the indictment. “Mr. Kelly has declared his innocence from day one,” he said. “I’ve seen nothing, and I do mean nothing, that would lead to any type of guilt.”

R. Kelly has been arrested on 13 federal sex crime charges