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LOS ANGELES: A Chicago federal jury discovered singer R. Kelly to blame of 3 counts of kid pornography for filming himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter.
Consistent with the Chicago Tribune, of the indictment’s 13 fees, Kelly used to be additionally discovered to blame of 3 counts of kid intercourse trafficking via coercion and enticement, experiences ‘Selection’.
He used to be acquitted on fees that he conspired to impede justice in his 2002 Prepare dinner County case. Moreover, he used to be acquitted on two counts of receiving kid pornography and one depend of conspiring to obtain kid pornography.
The decision delivered on Wednesday follows the testimony of Kelly’s goddaughter, who went by means of the pseudonym Jane. 3 different ladies testified that Kelly had additionally recorded and saved tapes of himself sexually abusing them after they have been underage.
There have been two co-defendants within the complaints, former staff Milton “June” Brown and Derrel McDavid.
Fees in opposition to them alleged a conspiracy to cover the videotapes and persuade Jane to stay her sexual touch with Kelly personal. Each Brown and McDavid have been acquitted of all fees, together with that that they had conspired to obtain kid pornography, and that McDavid conspired to impede justice.
In last arguments, Kelly’s legal professional Jennifer Bonjean claimed that Jane’s folks have been guilty for mendacity about her courting with the singer and asserted this used to be no longer because of coercion, however as a result of “They condoned it.”
Kelly used to be convicted on enticement counts relating to witnesses Jane, Nia and Pauline (all pseudonyms), however used to be discovered no longer to blame on two others.
Jurors acquitted Kelly of the alleged enticement counts with regards to every other girl Tracy, one of the most simplest witnesses whose age on the time of her alleged conferences with Kelly used to be challenged by means of defence legal professionals.
Jurors additionally acquitted Kelly on one depend of enticement associated with Brittany, whom prosecutors had at the start deliberate to take the stand. That didn’t occur for causes that stay unclear.
Jane joined the investigation simply 3 years in the past, after the displaying of the 2019 Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.” In her June verdict, Jane testified that it used to be her at the videotapes and that Kelly had sexually abused her more than one instances as a minor.
Kelly used to be sentenced to 30 years in jail in June after a jury declared him to blame of racketeering associated with the sexual exploitation of kids, kidnapping, and compelled labour. He used to be additionally charged with 8 counts of violating the Mann Act in a separate federal case in New York.
LOS ANGELES: A Chicago federal jury discovered singer R. Kelly to blame of 3 counts of kid pornography for filming himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter.
Consistent with the Chicago Tribune, of the indictment’s 13 fees, Kelly used to be additionally discovered to blame of 3 counts of kid intercourse trafficking via coercion and enticement, experiences ‘Selection’.
He used to be acquitted on fees that he conspired to impede justice in his 2002 Prepare dinner County case. Moreover, he used to be acquitted on two counts of receiving kid pornography and one depend of conspiring to obtain kid pornography.
The decision delivered on Wednesday follows the testimony of Kelly’s goddaughter, who went by means of the pseudonym Jane. 3 different ladies testified that Kelly had additionally recorded and saved tapes of himself sexually abusing them after they have been underage.
There have been two co-defendants within the complaints, former staff Milton “June” Brown and Derrel McDavid.
Fees in opposition to them alleged a conspiracy to cover the videotapes and persuade Jane to stay her sexual touch with Kelly personal. Each Brown and McDavid have been acquitted of all fees, together with that that they had conspired to obtain kid pornography, and that McDavid conspired to impede justice.
In last arguments, Kelly’s legal professional Jennifer Bonjean claimed that Jane’s folks have been guilty for mendacity about her courting with the singer and asserted this used to be no longer because of coercion, however as a result of “They condoned it.”
Kelly used to be convicted on enticement counts relating to witnesses Jane, Nia and Pauline (all pseudonyms), however used to be discovered no longer to blame on two others.
Jurors acquitted Kelly of the alleged enticement counts with regards to every other girl Tracy, one of the most simplest witnesses whose age on the time of her alleged conferences with Kelly used to be challenged by means of defence legal professionals.
Jurors additionally acquitted Kelly on one depend of enticement associated with Brittany, whom prosecutors had at the start deliberate to take the stand. That didn’t occur for causes that stay unclear.
Jane joined the investigation simply 3 years in the past, after the displaying of the 2019 Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.” In her June verdict, Jane testified that it used to be her at the videotapes and that Kelly had sexually abused her more than one instances as a minor.
Kelly used to be sentenced to 30 years in jail in June after a jury declared him to blame of racketeering associated with the sexual exploitation of kids, kidnapping, and compelled labour. He used to be additionally charged with 8 counts of violating the Mann Act in a separate federal case in New York.