After more than 25 years of accusations and a New York federal court trial that lasted seven weeks, R&B singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of charges including sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, racketeering and sex trafficking involving five victims. Kelly faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison.

Kelly sat absolutely still as the foreperson gave the jury's verdict to Judge Ann Donnelly.

There were fourteen underlying acts associated with the racketeering charge. The jury found that the government had proven twelve of those acts, involving five victims: the singer Aaliyah as well as women named Stephanie, Jerhonda Pace, Jane and Stephanie. Three acts associated with an alleged victim named Sonja were not proven. (Most alleged victims went by their first names or pseudonyms.) The government needed proof of only two of the racketeering acts for a guilty charge.

Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York successfully proved to a jury of seven men and five women that Kelly had been the head of a criminal enterprise, whose purpose was to lure girls, boys and women to the R&B singer for his sexual gratification.

On top of awaiting sentencing in this New York case, Kelly will face a second federal trial on charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice in Illinois. Some of those accusations are related to a 2008 child pornography trial in Chicago, in which he was acquitted of all charges.

Additionally, Kelly faces outstanding criminal charges in both Cook County, Ill., where he was indicted by the state attorney in Feb. 2019 for aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims (three of them minors), and in Minnesota, where Mr. Kelly was charged in Aug. 2019 with engaging in prostitution with a minor.

Sentencing in New York is scheduled for May 4.

https://n.pr/3CVT6CV

Good! Now they will finally lock him up and he will pay for his crimes.It's long overdue.

What SoulAlive said.

The sampling of evidence on yesterday was shocking and appalling. I can no longer apply the term "genius" or even acknowledge the talent level of someone that was so thoroghly cruel to young women.

i believe he should fryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

This arrogant turd been long overdue. I still amazed at the amount of BLACK PEOPLE on Social Media trying to defend him. They want to defect blame at everyone but the person most responsible R. Kelly himself.

Superstition said:

phunkdaddy said:

This arrogant turd been long overdue. I still amazed at the amount of BLACK PEOPLE on Social Media trying to defend him. They want to defect blame at everyone but the person most responsible R. Kelly himself.

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Like THAT classic episode of The Boondocks, Season 1.

And lets not forget fellow orgers that Robert Kelly was also a victim of sexual abuse. One of his mother's female friend molested him.

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THAT is exactly how the cycle began.

No surprise here...

TonyVanDam said:

And lets not forget fellow orgers that Robert Kelly was also a victim of sexual abuse. One of his mother's female friend molested him.

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THAT is exactly how the cycle began.

I've seen where females are disappointed other females are making excuses for him.

Justice is served. The evidence was horrific and compelling. It will only hurt the BLM cause if people pick this example as proof of racial injustice. Instead, it will turn more people off from understanding or believing real examples of systemic racism.

If as another post indicated that he was the victim of sexual abuse as well, then it is a shame that he never sought the help he obviously needed and kept on victimizing others. Yes, he may had been worried that the word might get out that he was being treated, but with his bank account he surely could of kept it to a very small circle of people in the know. In fact, it turned out way riskier and damaging that he did not get treatment.

RODSERLING said:

gandorb said:

Justice is served. The evidence was horrific and compelling. It will only hurt the BLM cause if people pick this example as proof of racial injustice. Instead, it will turn more people off from understanding or believing real examples of systemic racism.

If as another post indicated that he was the victim of sexual abuse as well, then it is a shame that he never sought the help he obviously needed and kept on victimizing others. Yes, he may had been worried that the word might get out that he was being treated, but with his bank account he surely could of kept it to a very small circle of people in the know. In fact, it turned out way riskier and damaging that he did not get treatment.

Like I said some of them are making excuses for this turd's behavior. Sure if there were enablers

that help cover up some of his dirt they should be held responsible too but to try to turn this into

racial injustice and bring up Weinstein, Elvis{who has been dead since I was in Elementary school), Woody Allen, and Jerry Lee Lewis into the discussion is ridiculous. I haven't heard of or know of any whites excusing Weinstein's behavior. When people try to excuse Kelly's behavior it seems more like they are being fans blinded by the truth. It's bad that he was molested as a child but it didn't seem to affect him while he was making millions and abusing young black girls.

There is no excuse to inflict on other people what was inflicted on you...

purplethunder3121 said:

phunkdaddy said: