Singer R Kelly Found Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Underage Girls And Boys (Video)

September 28. 2021

Singer and music producer, R. Kelly, has been found guilty on all 10 sex trafficking and racketeering charges he was indicted on in New York. The jury found Kelly guilty on charges of "sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, racketeering and sex trafficking" in reference to five victims. Kelly has molested dozens of girls and a few boys over the course of more than 30-years.

Kelly's original state court trial in 2009 resulted in the child molester being found not guilty, after the victims were hidden under suspicious circumstances and witnesses refused to testify. There were allegations Kelly bribed some of the victims families and threatened others. This time Kelly was brought up on federal charges, which are more severe. In fact, the government went after R Kelly's employees for witness intimidation, to clear the way for the federal trial to go forward.

Kelly can deny it all he wants. As I have maintained on this site since 2008, Kelly secretly wed 15-year-old singer Aaliyah when he was 27-years-old, which was and is illegal. He obtained a fake ID for Aaliyah, whom he was not only raping but beating up as well, as the annulment papers 1-year later revealed domestic violence was involved. That's all the proof I needed to know R Kelly is a pedophile and child molester.

R Kelly has destroyed the lives of dozens of young girls and deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison. He has three more trials to go and deserves to be found guilty in those criminal cases as well. He is a danger to the community and belongs behind bars. He used his money and influence to do the unthinkable to young black girls who could not defend themselves. One of his victims was 11-years-old. He is a relentless sexual predator and must not see freedom again.

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R. Kelly Found Guilty Of Racketeering And Sex Trafficking

September 27, 20213:23 PM ET - In this illustration drawn from a video feed, the prosecution presents its closing argument in the federal trial against singer R. Kelly on Sept. 22 in New York. After more than 25 years of accusations and a federal court trial in New York 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. Fourteen alleged underlying acts were associated with the racketeering charge. The jury found that the government had proved 12 of those acts, which involved five victims: the singer Aaliyah as well as women named Stephanie, Jerhonda Pace, Jane and Faith. Two acts associated with an alleged victim named Sonja were not proved. (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...

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