Updated Saturday 9.10pm

A US judge set a $1 million bail for R&B superstar R. Kelly on Saturday after he was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four victims, three of them minors.

At a bond hearing, prosecutors said they had DNA evidence taken from one victim that matched Kelly's. Semen taken from the shirt of a second victim, who was under age 17, was a preliminary match, they added.

In setting bail, Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr. ordered Kelly to not have contact with anyone under 18 years old, and to not have contact with any of the alleged victims or witnesses.

The singer was required to relinquish his passport.

Although his bail was set at $1 million, Kelly needs to put up only one-tenth that amount, or $100,000, to be let out of jail.

Known for hits like "I Believe I Can Fly," Kelly surrendered to Chicago police Friday night and was taken into custody.

The swift turn of events came after a documentary series drew renewed attention to decades of accusations that the 52-year-old performer had engaged in child pornography, sex with minors, operating a sex cult and sexual battery.

He will appear Saturday before a judge who will decide whether Kelly can be freed on bail. His next court appearance is an arraignment scheduled for March 8, when he will have an opportunity to enter a plea.

A grand jury in Chicago handed down a 10-count indictment Friday of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, three of them minors between 13 and 16 years of age.

Kim Foxx -- the state's attorney for Cook County, which includes Chicago -- told journalists the alleged crimes occurred between 1998 and 2010. The charges carry three to seven years of prison per count, he said.

Kelly's lawyer Steve Greenberg said the charges were based on old and false accusations.

"I think all of the women are lying," he said. "Everybody's trying to profit off of R. Kelly."

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