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A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown, delivering another legal blow to a singer who was once one of the world’s biggest R&B stars.

The former R&B superstar was convicted of several child porn and sexual abuse charges. He and two co-defendants were also acquitted of several charges.

Kelly, 55, was found guilty of three child pornography counts, and three counts of enticing minors for sex, but acquitted of seven other charges, including obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to receive child pornography.

Jurors began deliberating on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial.

CHICAGO (AP) – R Kelly’s lead attorney yesterday got her chance to deliver her closing argument to federal jurors in Chicago, a day after a prosecutor told them that weeks of evidence proved the singer parlayed his fame to sexually abuse minors and record the abuse on video. Kelly faces charges including production of child […]

Jurors have begun deliberating in R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago on charges accusing him of making child pornography and rigging his 2008 child porn trial. The trial went to

The lawyer tells the court that Kelly parlayed his fame as an R&B superstar to sexually abuse minors and record that abuse on video.

Jurors began deliberating Tuesday after Judge Harry Leinenweber gave them jury instructions, including explicit descriptions of what constitutes sexual abuse.

Day 2 of jury deliberations at R. Kelly's child porn trial | 2022-09-14 11:47:17

Jurors were set to begin deliberating for a second day Wednesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on...