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R. Kelly convicted on six counts of child pornography and sexual abuse

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R. Kelly has reportedly been found guilty by a federal jury in Chicago on six of 13 counts on child pornography and sexual abuse.These include charges of producing child pornography, conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive child pornography, enticing of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and conspiracy to obstruct justice.Per reports from Rolling Stone and The Guardian, 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.

Each child pornography charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years, while each enticement charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years.

He was acquitted of one pornography count and of conspiracy to obstruct justice relating to an allegation he fixed his state trial in 2008 on child pornography charges.The singer’s co-defendants – Kelly’s former business manager Derrell McDavid and former employee Milton “June” Brown – were acquitted of charges of obstruction of justice, in relation to accusations of them covering up Kelly’s history of sexual abuse.The verdict – which took place in Chicago at Dirksen U.S Courthouse – occurred after 11 hours over two days of deliberation by jurors.

It was the culmination of a five-week trial, where five women testified regarding accounts of sexual abuse by Kelly whilst they had been underage.These included the first testimony from a woman named ‘Jane’, who testified earlier in August that Kelly had sexually abused her while she was only 14 years old.

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