By IANS
LOS ANGELES: A Chicago federal jury discovered singer R. Kelly responsible of three counts of kid pornography for filming himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter.
According to the Chicago Tribune, of the indictment’s 13 costs, Kelly was additionally discovered responsible of three counts of kid intercourse trafficking via coercion and enticement, studies ‘Variety’.
He was acquitted on costs that he conspired to hinder justice in his 2002 Cook County case. Additionally, he was acquitted on two counts of receiving baby pornography and one depend of conspiring to obtain baby pornography.
The verdict delivered on Wednesday follows the testimony of Kelly’s goddaughter, who glided by the pseudonym Jane. Three different girls testified that Kelly had additionally recorded and stored tapes of himself sexually abusing them once they have been underage.
There have been two co-defendants within the proceedings, former staff Milton “June” Brown and Derrel McDavid.
Charges in opposition to them alleged a conspiracy to cover the videotapes and persuade Jane to maintain her sexual contact with Kelly personal. Both Brown and McDavid have been acquitted of all costs, together with that they’d conspired to obtain baby pornography, and that McDavid conspired to hinder justice.
In closing arguments, Kelly’s legal professional Jennifer Bonjean claimed that Jane’s mother and father have been responsible for mendacity about her relationship with the singer and asserted this was not as a consequence of coercion, however as a result of “They condoned it.”
Kelly was convicted on enticement counts relating to witnesses Jane, Nia and Pauline (all pseudonyms), however was discovered not responsible on two others.
Jurors acquitted Kelly of the alleged enticement counts in relation to a different lady Tracy, one of many solely witnesses whose age on the time of her alleged conferences with Kelly was challenged by defence attorneys.
Jurors additionally acquitted Kelly on one depend of enticement associated to Brittany, whom prosecutors had initially deliberate to take the stand. That didn’t occur for causes that stay unclear.
Jane joined the investigation simply three years in the past, after the airing of the 2019 Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.” In her June verdict, Jane testified that it was her on the videotapes and that Kelly had sexually abused her a number of occasions as a minor.
Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in jail in June after a jury declared him responsible of racketeering associated to the sexual exploitation of kids, kidnapping, and compelled labour. He was additionally charged with eight counts of violating the Mann Act in a separate federal case in New York.
LOS ANGELES: A Chicago federal jury discovered singer R. Kelly responsible of three counts of kid pornography for filming himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter.
According to the Chicago Tribune, of the indictment’s 13 costs, Kelly was additionally discovered responsible of three counts of kid intercourse trafficking via coercion and enticement, studies ‘Variety’.
He was acquitted on costs that he conspired to hinder justice in his 2002 Cook County case. Additionally, he was acquitted on two counts of receiving baby pornography and one depend of conspiring to obtain baby pornography.
The verdict delivered on Wednesday follows the testimony of Kelly’s goddaughter, who glided by the pseudonym Jane. Three different girls testified that Kelly had additionally recorded and stored tapes of himself sexually abusing them once they have been underage.
There have been two co-defendants within the proceedings, former staff Milton “June” Brown and Derrel McDavid.
Charges in opposition to them alleged a conspiracy to cover the videotapes and persuade Jane to maintain her sexual contact with Kelly personal. Both Brown and McDavid have been acquitted of all costs, together with that they’d conspired to obtain baby pornography, and that McDavid conspired to hinder justice.
In closing arguments, Kelly’s legal professional Jennifer Bonjean claimed that Jane’s mother and father have been responsible for mendacity about her relationship with the singer and asserted this was not as a consequence of coercion, however as a result of “They condoned it.”
Kelly was convicted on enticement counts relating to witnesses Jane, Nia and Pauline (all pseudonyms), however was discovered not responsible on two others.
Jurors acquitted Kelly of the alleged enticement counts in relation to a different lady Tracy, one of many solely witnesses whose age on the time of her alleged conferences with Kelly was challenged by defence attorneys.
Jurors additionally acquitted Kelly on one depend of enticement associated to Brittany, whom prosecutors had initially deliberate to take the stand. That didn’t occur for causes that stay unclear.
Jane joined the investigation simply three years in the past, after the airing of the 2019 Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.” In her June verdict, Jane testified that it was her on the videotapes and that Kelly had sexually abused her a number of occasions as a minor.
Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in jail in June after a jury declared him responsible of racketeering associated to the sexual exploitation of kids, kidnapping, and compelled labour. He was additionally charged with eight counts of violating the Mann Act in a separate federal case in New York.
