{"id":824725,"date":"2021-09-28T16:59:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T20:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=824725"},"modified":"2021-09-28T16:59:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T20:59:07","slug":"illinois-dem-r-kelly-deserves-a-second-chance-after-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-dem-r-kelly-deserves-a-second-chance-after-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Dem: R. Kelly Deserves a \u2018Second Chance\u2019 After Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-dem-r-kelly-deserves-a-second-chance-after-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=824725&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"28.610169491525\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Disgraced R&amp;B artist faces life in prison for federal sex crimes<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-736x517-1.jpeg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-e1629135027584.jpeg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-1024x719.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-768x539.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-1536x1078.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-2048x1438.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-1400x983.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Danny-Davis-699x491.jpeg 699w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tRep. Danny Davis (D., Ill.)<br \/>\nGetty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/josh-christenson\/\" title=\"Posts by Josh Christenson\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Josh Christenson<\/a> \u2022 September 28, 2021 4:40 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"64.747141896436\">\n<p>Rep. Danny Davis (D., Ill.) said on Tuesday that disgraced R&amp;B artist R. Kelly, who faces 10 years to life in prison for federal sex crimes, deserves a &#8220;second chance&#8221; after serving his prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;ll be welcomed back into Chicago as a person who can be redeemed,&#8221; Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jdiQ2Cft5Jg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> TMZ. &#8220;I&#8217;m a big believer in what is called second chances.&#8221; Kelly was convicted on nine counts of federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges for recruiting women and underage girls for sex.<\/p>\n<p>A Democratic primary challenger to Davis, Kina Collins, accused Davis of &#8220;undermining the broader fight for justice&#8221; by advocating for Kelly. She called the Illinois Democrat&#8217;s words &#8220;thoughtless, distasteful, and incredibly disappointing for a man charged with representing thousands of black women and girls in our district.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Davis later <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/574315-democrat-walks-back-comments-suggesting-r-kelly-could-be-welcomed-back-in\">clarified<\/a> his comments to the <em>Hill<\/em> and said &#8220;Kelly has been accused of criminal acts, gone through a court of law, been convicted, and must serve whatever time the court decides.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Davis has faced criticism for praising controversial figures before. In 2018, a pro-Israel group reconsidered its endorsement of Davis after the congressman said anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/j-street-reconsiders-endorsement-of-congressman-who-praised-farrakhan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was<\/a> an &#8220;outstanding human being.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The congressman also urged Kelly to &#8220;find peace with his Maker and peace with himself&#8221; in prison and to &#8220;reconcile with the universe for the acts that he may have committed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats Disgraced R&#038;B artist faces life in prison for federal sex crimes  Rep. Danny Davis (D., Ill.) 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