R. Kelly Arrested By The Feds On New Charges While Walking Dog

(CBS DETROIT/CNN) -- Singer R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago on Thursday night on federal sex crime charges, sources told CNN.

Kelly, 52, is charged with sex trafficking and attempting to influence a case in Atlanta, and was arrested while walking his dog, a source with knowledge of the arrest said.

A five-count indictment against Kelly will be unsealed Friday in the Eastern District of New York, a source with that district's US attorney's office told CNN. Kelly will appear in federal court in Brooklyn at a later date, the source said.

Kelly's arrest comes after a 13-count indictment was returned Thursday in the Northern District of Illinois that includes child pornography and obstruction of justice charges, said Joseph Fitzpatrick, assistant US attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. It is also expected to be unsealed and available to the public Friday morning.

Kelly's attorney said the allegations appear to be the "same as the conduct previously alleged against R. Kelly in his current State indictment and his former State charges."

"He and his lawyers look forward to his day in court, to the truth coming out and to his vindication from what has been an unprecedented assault by others for their own personal gain," attorney Steve Greenberg said Friday in a statement. "Most importantly he looks forward to being able to continue to making wonderful music and perform for his legions of fans that believe in him."

A bail hearing will be held early next week, Greenberg said.

The New York Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations and other federal partners assisted in Thursday's arrest, a law enforcement source said.

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