R Kelly

2022 - 9 - 15

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R. Kelly found guilty of sexually abusing 14-year-old girl in infamous ... (LADbible)

Following his sex trafficking conviction last year, the rapper was once again taken to trial for federal sex crimes. In the latest case, which started on 15 ...

If you are a child seeking advice and support, call Childline for free on 0800 1111 [#RKelly]faces 10 to 90 years in prison for the counts he was convicted on. "The damage Mr Kelly inflicted on his victims is immeasurable. He also says “obviously we are disappointed” in the acquittals on other counts. A date for his sentencing is yet to be set. [sentenced to 30 years](https://www.ladbible.com/news/r-kelly-sentenced-to-prison-for-sex-trafficking-20220629?source=lbozbl) in prison for his crimes, despite calls from his lawyers for the minimum sentence of 10 years.

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R Kelly convicted for child sex abuse charges in Chicago trial (The Independent)

New verdict found disgraced R&B artist guilty of six out of 13 charges brought against him.

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R. Kelly convicted on six counts of child pornography and sexual ... (NME.com)

R. Kelly has been found guilty by a federal jury on six of 13 counts on child pornography and sexual abuse.

Meanwhile, “Nia”, the final survivor to testify at the trial, shared her experiences meeting Kelly in 1996 when she was 15 years old. In subsequent encounters, Pauline estimated she had sex with Kelly more than 80 times, as well as 60 threesomes with Kelly and Jane between the ages of 14 and 16. [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/r-kelly-chicago-trial-verdict-1234593064/) and [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/14/r-kelly-found-guilty-on-child-pornography-and-sex-abuse-charges), on Wednesday (September 14) Kelly was convicted of three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of enticing minors to engage in sexual activity. The sentencing marks the conclusion of the second federal trial the disgraced singer has faced. Police had initially investigated Jane’s case in 2000, although Jane did not testify in that case’s 2008 state child pornography trial, in which the singer was ultimately acquitted. Each child pornography charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years, while each enticement charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years.

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R Kelly found guilty on child pornography charges (The Voice Online)

The disgraced singer is currently serving a 30-year sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering.

The disgraced star was also acquitted on the charge of obstruction of justice in his 2002 Cook County case, the On Wednesday, he was found guilty of three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement. The American singer has been convicted of six out of 13 counts in a new trial in his hometown of Chicago.

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R Kelly convicted of six counts on child abuse image charges in ... (Scottish Daily Record)

The jury convicted the 55-year-old after a four-week court case in his hometown of Chicago, however the disgraced star was acquitted of fixing a state trial ...

She added that jurors had done their jobs by acquitting Kelly of half the charges. But Jane, now 37, testified last month that she is the person in that footage. Assistant US Attorney Elizabeth Pozolo described how the video shows Kelly urinating on the girl. The jury did not find him guilty of obstructing justice related to his 2008 trial, which ended in acquittal. Kelly's 2008 trial centred on a 30-minute video of him abusing a 14-year-old girl. The R&B singer, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty on Wednesday of three counts of enticing minors for sex and three counts of producing

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Singer R Kelly found guilty of child sex abuse in second US trial (LBC)

Disgraced former R&B star R Kelly has been found guilty of child sexual abuse and producing child pornography.

The jury heard graphic descriptions and testimonies and watched portions of videos were Kelly abuses the young girl. Now 37, Jane testified to the court that she was the child in the footage. In 1994, Kelly, then aged 27, secretly married a 15-year-old in Chicago. The US Attorney Elizabeth Pozolo described one video of Kelly urinating on a young girl. The then 14-year-old girl, known by the pseudonym “Jane” previously refused to testify in court in the 2008 trial. They were cleared of all charges.

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R Kelly found guilty of six charges at end of Chicago sex abuse trial ... (Complete Music Update)

It was a video of Kelly sexually abusing Jane that sparked an earlier investigation in the 2000s into the abuse allegations that had been made against the star.

It seems likely that Kelly will appeal the ruling, as he is the earlier ruling in the New York courts, where he was But that time around Jane denied that it was her in the video and declined to cooperate with prosecutors. He is already serving a 30 year jail term stemming from last year’s guilty verdict in the New York case. It was a video of Kelly sexually abusing Jane that sparked an earlier investigation in the 2000s into the abuse allegations that had been made against the star. But she had decided to tell the truth now, she added, because she had become “exhausted” living with Kelly’s lies. R Kelly has been found guilty of six of the charges he faced in his latest criminal trial in Chicago.

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