R Kelly convicted on several counts of child pornography but acquitted of trial fixing

by Evelyn Reynolds 14 September 2022, 21:50 159 Views

R&B singer R Kelly has been convicted by a federal jury of several counts of child pornography in his hometown Chicago.

The chart-topping artist, 55, was found guilty of three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement.

However, the dad-of-three was acquitted on a fourth count of pornography as well as a conspiracy to obstruct justice after he was accused of fixing his state child pornography trial back in 2008.

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He was found not guilty on all three counts of conspiring to receive child pornography and for two further enticement charges.

R&B singer R Kelly has been convicted on multiple charges of child pornography
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His two co-defendants were found not guilty on all charges.

This decision comes after a federal judge in New York sentenced the I Believe I Can Fly singer to 30 years in prison back in June 2019 for racketeering and sex trafficking.

Going off of that sentence, Kelly will not be eligibly for release until he is approximately 80 years old.

The chart-topping artist, 55, was found guilty of three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement
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But that doesn’t mean that the legal challenges for the singer is over yet, with two further trials set to take place later this year – one in Minnesota and another in state court at Chicago.

Kelly – who rose to fame from a life of poverty on Chicago’s South Side to blossom into a Grammy-winning superstar – sold millions of albums even after abuse allegations began circulating in the 1990s.

Kelly is known for his smash hit I Believe I Can Fly and Bump N’ Grind
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Widespread outrage soon emerged following the #MeToo movement in 2017 which led to the eye-opening Netflix docuseries Surviving R Kelly.

Kelly is known for his smash hit I Believe I Can Fly and Bump N’ Grind.

On Tuesday (September 13), Kelly’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean told the court that key government witnesses were admitted liars who testified with immunity to ensure they could not be charged.

At times sounding indignant and raising her voice, Ms Bonjean likened their testimony and other evidence to a cockroach and the government’s case to a bowl of soup.

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