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28.09.2021 - 00:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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R&B superstar R Kelly has been convicted in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.
A jury of seven men and five women found Kelly guilty of racketeering on their second day of deliberations.
The charges were based on an argument that the entourage of managers and aides who helped the singer meet girls
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conviction on sex trafficking charges.The disgraced singer’s album sales have jumped a whopping 517% since a New York jury handed down their guilty verdict on Sept. 27, according to Rolling Stone.Kelly, 54, was found guilty of sexual exploitation, bribery, racketeering and sex trafficking involving five victims.
90 Day Fiancé star Geoffrey Paschel was convicted of multiple crimes after an incident with his ex-fiancée, Kristen Wilson.
R. Kelly has been found guilty of federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges by the Eastern District of New York, according to the New York Times.
R. Kelly has been found guilty of all the charges he faced in a six week sex trafficking trial.The Ignition rapper and singer, 54, was accused of running a scheme to exploit his fame to sexually abuse women and children over two decades.The charges included violating the Mann act, which is a law that bans interstate sex trafficking.
R. Kelly has been found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York today (September 27).The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) was standing trial for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity.
R. Kelly was found guilty of sexual abuse and sex trafficking on Monday, September 27, and could face life in prison following his sentencing trial.
A decision has been made in the Brooklyn trial of R. Kelly.
The verdict is in for R. Kelly, who has been accused of running a ring for sex trafficking.
R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday of racketeering in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.
R. Kelly has been found guilty on all nine counts in his racketeering and sex trafficking case.The jury announced its decision on Monday. The US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York confirmed the conviction on Twitter.