R Kelly Found Guilty on All Charges in Trial
R Kelly Convicted on All Counts in Trial
Dishonours 55-Year-Old; R&B Star R. Kelly was found guilty of child sex abuse in his second federal trial.
The jury convicted the 55-year-old on six of 13 counts after a four-week trial in his hometown of Chicago.
He was acquitted of tampering with a state trial on child pornography charges in 2008.
Last year, the Bump n' Grind singer was convicted in New York of sex trafficking and racketeering.
He was later sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The latest sentence could add years to his sentence.
The artist whose The real Robert Sylvester Kelly was found Wednesday guilty of three counts of inducing sex trafficking by minors and three counts of producing sexual images of children.
The jury found him guilty in connection with his 2008 trial not guilty of obstructing justice, which ended in an acquittal.
Two of his former associates, who were also accused of tampering with
's trial in 2008, were tried with him, but acquitted of all charges.
The 2008 trial focused on a 30-minute video of Kelly molesting a 14-year-old girl.
The victim, known by the alias "Jane" , he refused to testify in court 14 years ago and the jury eventually acquitted him of all charges.
But Jane, now 37, testified last month that she is the person in this video.
She said Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of times before she turned 18.
This tape and two others were shown to the jury at the trial.
Four other women accused the singer of molesting them as children, and more than 30 witnesses testified.
During Monday's closing arguments, the graphic descriptions of child abuse contained, a The juror suffered a panic attack.
She was fired and replaced with a substitute juror.
Deputy U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Pozolo described how the video shows Kelly discussing the Girl urinating.
"This humiliating act is captured forever in this video," he said, adding, "This abuse by
will be remembered forever."
Who is doing this?
Who is using a 14-year-old boy to record a video like this?
This man. Robert Kelly. " he continued.
After the verdict was read, Kelly's attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, criticized prosecutors for saying they "made charges they couldn't win".
He added adding that the jury had done its job and acquitted Kelly of half the charges.
"Of course we're not celebrating a win, but we're glad the jury looked at every charge," said Ms. Bonjean.
At Kelly's trial in New York last September, the jury heard him trafficking women between states for sexual abuse, aided by
executives, security guards and other members of her entourage. the first time since the #MeToo movement that black accusers have been at the center of a major sexual assault trial.
The court also heard last year how Kelly illegally obtained papers to marry singer Aaliyah when she was 15 in 1994, seven years before she died in a plane crash.
The certificate leaked at the time listed Aaliyah's age as 18. The marriage was annulled months later.
Kelly is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who rose from poverty to produce hits like Ignition (Remix) and the hugely popular 1996 anthem, I Believe I Can Fly.
He still faces state charges of serious sexual abuse in Illinois and prostitution and prostitution in Minnesota.