R. Kelly Found Guilty Again!
For the second time in less than a year, R. Kelly has been found guilty of multiple sex crime charges in court today.
After being found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in a separate trial last September, R. Kelly has now been found guilty on six of 13 counts in an indictment in his Chicago federal sex crimes trial.
A jury of 12 people found the embattled R&B singer guilty on three of the four child pornography counts, and guilty on three of the five enticement of a minor counts.
The jury acquitted Kelly of conspiring to obstruct justice, conspiring to receive child pornography, and receiving child pornography, according to a tweet from Chicago Tribune reporter Megan Crepeau, who has been covering the trial.
To recap:
Kelly guilty on 3 of 4 child pornography counts, and guilty on 3 of 5 “enticement of a minor” counts.
Kelly acquitted of conspiring to obstruct justice, conspiring to receive child pornography, and receiving child pornography.
Kelly co-defendants acquitted on all.
— Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) September 14, 2022
“The guilty verdicts finally hold Robert Kelly accountable for the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl, and they help right the wrongs that occurred in a prior prosecution in Cook County,” said John R. Lausch, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, in a statement on Wednesday. “The damage Mr. Kelly inflicted on his victims is immeasurable. I want to thank the victims for their strength, perseverance, and courage in coming forward to testify at trial.”
“With regard to the not-guilty verdicts, we respect the jury’s decision,” he continued. “While certain aspects of the charges and the trial made it difficult to obtain convictions for all of the charged conduct, it is clear that justice has been served by the guilty verdicts returned today.”
