R Kelly convicted of six counts on child abuse image charges in latest criminal trial

A verdict has been reached (Image: Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Tribune Information Service through Getty Photographs)

R Kelly has been convicted of six out of 13 counts he confronted in a trial in his hometown of Chicago, it has been reported.

The I Imagine I Can Fly singer – actual identify Robert Sylvester Kelly – confronted 13 counts in court docket, together with creating and receiving little one pornography, obstruction of justice and attractive minors into sexual exercise. He denied all the fees.

Within the verdict introduced on Wednesday September 14, the 55-year-old was discovered responsible of three little one pornography counts and three counts of attractive minors for intercourse, CBS Chicago reported.

His two co-defendants – Milton ‘June’ Brown and Derrel McDavid – had been reportedly acquitted of all expenses.

Kelly was additionally acquitted on the cost of obstruction of justice in his 2002 Cook dinner County case, the Chicago Tribune reported.

At this time’s verdict took place after the jury deliberated on the case for 11 hours.

Kelly seen in court docket in Chicago, Illinois in September 2019 (Image: Antonio Perez – Pool through Getty Photographs)

In response to the publication, the minimal sentence for Kelly’s newest expenses is 10 years behind bars.

The trial culminated after weeks of testimony from greater than 30 witnesses.

It additionally reportedly concerned the courtroom being proven express video tapes, which allegedly confirmed Kelly sexually abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter, who has passed by the pseudonym ‘Jane’.

4 ladies spoke out within the trial to accuse Kelly of sexually abusing them once they had been women, together with Jane.

The singer is finest recognized for songs together with Ignition, I Imagine I Can Fly and Bump n’ Grind (Image: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Photographs)

Jane beforehand denied she had suffered abuse at Kelly’s arms, however has now claimed that he paid off her and her household with a view to keep silent.

In June this yr, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in jail after being convicted of intercourse trafficking and racketeering expenses.

In September 2021, he was discovered responsible on all 9 counts within the trial, which included a number of counts of racketeering and expenses associated to bribery and compelled labour.

A number of months later, a US federal court docket in New York sentenced the singer to 30 years in jail for masterminding a scheme to sexually exploit younger aspiring singers and underage youngsters.

Kelly has confronted a number of allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct all through his profession, together with after he married 15-year-old late singer Aaliyah in secret when he was 27 years previous.