R. Kelly, a fallen R&B star who was previously sentenced to 30 years in prison in June for sex crimes against young women, sometimes teenagers, was found guilty of child pornography in Chicago on Wednesday.
The singer, known worldwide for his hit I believe I can fly and his 75 million records sold, he was acquitted by a federal jury of other charges of obstruction of justice.
He and two former associates also acquitted Wednesday were charged with altering the course of his 2008 child pornography trial, in which the jury found him not guilty.
A “system” of sexual exploitation of young people
They were accused of having threatened and corrupted a victim, who had not testified at the time. Now 37, she spoke this time.
Excerpts from videos showing sexual violence committed by R. Kelly against teenage girls, one of whom was just 14 years old, were shown during the trial. The 12-person jury took about 11 hours to reach this verdict, which could add a heavy prison sentence to the 30 years in prison R. Kelly has already been sentenced to.
The artist was found guilty in September 2021 in New York of having piloted a “system” of sexual exploitation of young people, including adolescents, for three decades.
Source: BFM TV
