R. Kelly case 'needs to go federal': music critic and writer A music critic and author of a book on R&B superstar R. Kelly says the case 'needs to go federal', as a US judge set a $1 million bail for the 52-year-old singer, who was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four victims, three of them minors. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESCOMPLETES VID1308976_EN, VID1308957_EN, VID1308916_EN