Facing the music. R. Kelly was convicted of multiple child pornography charges during a Chicago trial on Wednesday, September 14.The 55-year-old rapper (full name Robert Sylvester Kelly) was found guilty on three counts of child pornography, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Each charge carries a minimum of 10 years in prison, per the outlet.The jury also found Kelly guilty on three of five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.“There was a mixed verdict, but we won more counts than we lost,” Kelly’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean said outside court following the verdict. “If this jury concluded that he was guilty on the first three counts, would they care enough to consider the evidence on the rest?
And they demonstrated that they did. They did their job. They looked at each count separately.”On Wednesday, the “Ignition” musician was acquitted on seven counts, one of which was a child pornography count.
The other six were: one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and four conspiracy counts, WGN9 reported.Kelly was accused of 13 counts of producing and receiving child pornography, enticing minors to engage in criminal sexual activity, and conspiracy to obstruct justice ahead of the trial.
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