R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex
2 years, 3 months ago

R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — 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 the Grammy Award winning singer who was once one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. The trial was, in ways, a do-over of Kelly’s 2008 child pornography trial, with a key video critical to both. Some jurors in the 2008 trial said they had to acquit Kelly because the girl in the video didn’t testify. Prosecutors have said Kelly recorded the video that was also evidence in the 2008 trial in a log cabin-themed room at his North Side Chicago home around 1998.

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Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Monday from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison after being convicted of child sex convictions in Chicago. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty in 2022 of three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of …

Megyn Kelly rips Trump's 'disgraceful' hush money trial and says breaking 250-year precedent to wield legal system against an ex-president 'humiliates America like she is a WHORE'
8 months ago

Megyn Kelly rips Trump's 'disgraceful' hush money trial and says breaking 250-year precedent to wield legal system against an ex-president 'humiliates America like she is a WHORE'

Daily Mail  

Megyn Kelly has slammed Donald Trump's ongoing hush money trial - describing it as 'disgraceful' and a humiliation to the United States. He paid that sum on Trump's behalf to keep porn actor Stormy Daniels from going public with her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump a decade earlier. Megyn Kelly blasted Donald Trump's ongoing hush money trial, calling …

Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term
9 months ago

Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including children, for decades. She said it wasn't fair that prosecutors charged Kelly, 57, with …

R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence
1 year, 9 months ago

R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a call from prosecutors to keep R. Kelly behind bars until he is 100, instead telling the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer he would serve all but one of his 20 years on child sex convictions simultaneously with a previous sentence. “He is 56 years of age.” Kelly’s defense lawyer celebrated the ruling …

Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she’s dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. “While today’s cases are no longer being pursued, we believe justice has been served.” Since Kelly was indicted in Cook County in 2019, federal juries …

Prosecution rests case at Harvey Weinstein sex assault trial
2 years, 1 month ago

Prosecution rests case at Harvey Weinstein sex assault trial

Firstpost  

Jackson said there was ample evidence, including emails the two exchanged in the ensuing years, that Siebel Newsom and Harvey Weinstein had a consensual sexual encounter that she later reframed as rape. Prosecutors in Los Angeles rested their case Thursday in the trial of Harvey Weinstein, who they allege raped two women and sexually assaulted two others. Jackson said the …

EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal prosecutors this week scored …

American singer R Kelly convicted of child pornography charges
2 years, 3 months ago

American singer R Kelly convicted of child pornography charges

Hindustan Times  

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, who is serving a 30-year sentence for sex offenses, was found guilty of child pornography and other charges on Wednesday after a month-long trial in his hometown of Chicago. Kelly's former manager, Derrel McDavid, and an ex-employee, Milton "June" Brown, were tried alongside the singer in the latest trial and were also acquitted of obstruction …

R Kelly found guilty in child pornography case for filming himself sexually abusing goddaughter
2 years, 3 months ago

R Kelly found guilty in child pornography case for filming himself sexually abusing goddaughter

India TV News  

A Chicago federal jury found singer R. Kelly guilty of three counts of child pornography for filming himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter. According to the Chicago Tribune, of the indictment's 13 charges, Kelly was also found guilty of three counts of child sex trafficking through coercion and enticement, reports 'Variety'. Kelly was convicted on enticement counts regarding witnesses Jane, …

Jury gets R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case
2 years, 3 months ago

Jury gets R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday 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. “Robert Kelly abused many girls over many years,” Pozolo said, referring to Kelly’s full name. Widespread outrage emerged after …

R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case goes to the jury
2 years, 3 months ago

R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case goes to the jury

LA Times  

Musician R. Kelly, center, leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case on May 8, 2019, in Chicago. She said of the prosecution’s case: “There are just too many cockroaches.” As Bonjean spoke, Kelly, wearing a gray suit and black face mask, looked calmly at a nearby defense table. … All these years later, the hidden …

Ex-Employee Testifies He Now Doubts R. Kelly Abuse Denials
2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Employee Testifies He Now Doubts R. Kelly Abuse Denials

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHICAGO — An ex-business manager for R. Kelly and his co-defendant at the singer’s federal trial in Chicago expressed doubts on the witness stand Thursday about Kelly’s insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors — testifying a day after the former employee told jurors he had had no reason to doubt his boss was …

R. Kelly's lawyers start defense; he says he won't testify
2 years, 3 months ago

R. Kelly's lawyers start defense; he says he won't testify

Firstpost  

Judge Harry Leinenweber asked Kelly directly on Thursday morning if he would testify, and the Grammy Award winner responded that he would not. R. Kelly’s lawyers began mounting a defense Thursday in Chicago against federal charges of child pornography, enticement of minors for sex and fixing his 2008 state trial, with an initial witness contending the singer was himself a …

3 More R. Kelly Accusers Testify About His Abuse In Chicago Trial
2 years, 3 months ago

3 More R. Kelly Accusers Testify About His Abuse In Chicago Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three more accusers testified against R. Kelly before prosecutors rested their case on Tuesday during the third week of the singer’s federal trial in Chicago. Pauline said she was 14 when her friend “Jane” ― who testified earlier this month that Kelly abused her “hundreds” of times before she was 18 ― brought her to his home. …

Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case
2 years, 3 months ago

Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony, including from four Kelly accusers, in their bid to prove the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial. Among the last prosecution witnesses was a 42-year-old woman who went by the …

2 more R. Kelly accusers testify at trial in Chicago
2 years, 3 months ago

2 more R. Kelly accusers testify at trial in Chicago

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Two more accusers took the witness stand at R. Kelly’s child pornography and solicitation of minors trial Monday, bringing to three the total number of accusers to have testified to date at the federal trial in Chicago. An accuser who used the pseudonym “Pauline,” told jurors Monday she was a middle school classmate of Jane’s and that Jane …

Witness about R. Kelly: I didn’t want to ‘carry his lies’
2 years, 4 months ago

Witness about R. Kelly: I didn’t want to ‘carry his lies’

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly as a minor testified Friday that she agonized several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer, but she ultimately did because she didn’t want to “carry his lies.” Hours before jurors got …

R. Kelly's lawyer gets a chance to question government witness
2 years, 4 months ago

R. Kelly's lawyer gets a chance to question government witness

Firstpost  

R. Kelly ’s legal team will get its chance to question the government’s star witness on Friday after she gave what jurors could see as damning testimony against Kelly at his federal trial in Chicago on charges that include the production of child pornography. When a prosecutor asked Jane how old she was at the time the video was shot, …

Woman says it was her, R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial
2 years, 4 months ago

Woman says it was her, R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified Thursday that the R&B singer sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 and that it was her and Kelly in a videotape that was at the heart of his 2008 child pornography trial, at which he was acquitted. …

Accuser and star witness testifies at R Kelly trial
2 years, 4 months ago

Accuser and star witness testifies at R Kelly trial

The Independent  

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Woman testifies R. Kelly abused her ‘hundreds’ of times before she was 18
2 years, 4 months ago

Woman testifies R. Kelly abused her ‘hundreds’ of times before she was 18

LA Times  

A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified Thursday that the R&B singer sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 and that it was her and Kelly in a videotape that was at the heart of his 2008 child pornography trial, at which he was acquitted. “I was …

Attorney: Don’t accept portrayal of R. Kelly as `monster’
2 years, 4 months ago

Attorney: Don’t accept portrayal of R. Kelly as `monster’

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — R. Kelly kept an ugly side of his life hidden as he escaped poverty in Chicago and rose to pop music stardom, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the singer’s trial on charges accusing him of enticing girls for sex and rigging a 2008 child pornography case. Kelly’s lead attorney implored jurors during her opening statement at the …

R Kelly trial in Chicago: Jury to hear opening statements today
2 years, 4 months ago

R Kelly trial in Chicago: Jury to hear opening statements today

Firstpost  

Both the prosecution and Kelly’s legal team told the judge earlier in the week that they would like about an hour each to tell jurors about the kind evidence they can expect to see and hear. Opening statements set for Wednesday give prosecutors and R. Kelly ’s attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the …

Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago
2 years, 4 months ago

Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago

The Independent  

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R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case
2 years, 4 months ago

R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A federal jury was impaneled Tuesday in R. Kelly’s hometown of Chicago to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued toward the end of the process about whether the government was improperly attempting to keep some Blacks off the jury. As the sides began exercising peremptory challenges — in which they can …

R. Kelly jury selection focuses on 2019 documentary
2 years, 4 months ago

R. Kelly jury selection focuses on 2019 documentary

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Jury selection in R. Kelly’s federal trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial began Monday with the judge and attorneys quickly focusing on whether would-be jurors watched a 2019 documentary about sex abuse allegations against the R&B singer. After denying a request from Kelly’s attorney to automatically exclude anyone from the jury who …

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge
2 years, 4 months ago

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago that starts Monday is in many ways a do-over of his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted the singer on charges that he produced a video of himself when he was around 30 having sex with a girl no older than 14. Prosecutors say Kelly shot the video of …

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge
2 years, 4 months ago

R Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy R. Kelly’s federal trial in …

Trial begins of R. Kelly manager accused of theater-emptying threat
2 years, 5 months ago

Trial begins of R. Kelly manager accused of theater-emptying threat

LA Times  

The trial of R. Kelly’s manager opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater. U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors that Donnell Russell made a terrifying, brief phone call in December 2018 from his …

R Kelly prison sentencing updates: Disgraced artist on suicide watch after getting 30 years in prison for sex trafficking
2 years, 5 months ago

R Kelly prison sentencing updates: Disgraced artist on suicide watch after getting 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

The Independent  

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R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison on sex trafficking and racketeering conviction
2 years, 5 months ago

R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison on sex trafficking and racketeering conviction

The Independent  

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Victims accuse R Kelly of ‘deplorable, inexplicable acts’ in harrowing sentencing impact statements
2 years, 5 months ago

Victims accuse R Kelly of ‘deplorable, inexplicable acts’ in harrowing sentencing impact statements

The Independent  

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Prosecutors: R. Kelly should get at least 25 years in prison
2 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors: R. Kelly should get at least 25 years in prison

The Independent  

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R. Kelly’s Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1
3 years, 2 months ago

R. Kelly’s Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his conviction in an earlier sex trafficking trial in New York. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber appeared to have wanted the trial in Chicago to begin earlier, but …

Rep. Danny Davis Says R. Kelly Deserves A ‘Second Chance’ After Guilty Verdict
3 years, 2 months ago

Rep. Danny Davis Says R. Kelly Deserves A ‘Second Chance’ After Guilty Verdict

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A congressman from Illinois says R. Kelly has an opportunity for redemption, even though the R&B singer was found guilty this week on charges relating to racketeering and child sexual abuse. “As an artist, one who’s gifted … I think he’ll be welcomed back into Chicago as a person who can be redeemed,” Rep. Danny Davis told …

R Kelly convicted on all counts of sex trafficking trial, likely to face 20 years in prison
3 years, 2 months ago

R Kelly convicted on all counts of sex trafficking trial, likely to face 20 years in prison

Firstpost  

R Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his stardom to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Kelly was also convicted of criminal counts accusing him of violating the Mann Act, which makes it illegal to take anyone across state lines “for any immoral purpose.” “To the victims in this case, your voices were …

R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
3 years, 2 months ago

R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. Gloria Allred, a lawyer for some of Kelly’s accusers, said outside the courthouse that of all the predators she’s …

R Kelly trial: Singer faces decades in jail after jury verdict finds him guilty in sex trafficking case
3 years, 2 months ago

R Kelly trial: Singer faces decades in jail after jury verdict finds him guilty in sex trafficking case

The Independent  

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How R. Kelly was finally brought to justice: Singer used his fame to get away with decades of abuse
3 years, 2 months ago

How R. Kelly was finally brought to justice: Singer used his fame to get away with decades of abuse

Daily Mail  

Disgraced singer R. Kelly spent decades trying to silence his underage victims with threats and bribery before his downfall began with the 2019 release of an explosive documentary that exposed his predatory behavior. Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ – which revisited old claims and introduced new ones – opened up a Pandora’s Box of trouble for the singer, who previously avoided …

R. Kelly’s life, from troubled talent to trafficking trial
3 years, 2 months ago

R. Kelly’s life, from troubled talent to trafficking trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R. Kelly has long faced and denied allegations of lurid behavior and sex abuse. — January 1992: R. Kelly & Public Announcement debuts “Born Into The ’90s.” Album released the following year goes platinum. Hit singles include “Sex Me” and “Bump N’ Grind.” — Aug. 31, 1994: At 27, R. Kelly marries 15-year-old singer Aaliyah D. Haughton …

R Kelly is found GUILTY of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking
3 years, 2 months ago

R Kelly is found GUILTY of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking

Daily Mail  

R. Kelly was found guilty of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury on Monday during 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. Some key allegations from the trial include: Assaulting underage victims and …

R. Kelly fate now in jury’s hands at sex trafficking trial
3 years, 2 months ago

R. Kelly fate now in jury’s hands at sex trafficking trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands after weeks of lurid testimony in his sexual misconduct trial. Kelly “believed the music, the fame and the celebrity meant he could do whatever he wanted,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadia Shihata said in federal court in Brooklyn in a fiery rebuttal to the defense’s closing argument that portrayed …

R Kelly jury begins deliberations in racketeering and sex trafficking trial
3 years, 2 months ago

R Kelly jury begins deliberations in racketeering and sex trafficking trial

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He was charged in July 2019 with racketeering predicated …

R. Kelly jury asked to make him ‘pay’ or not fall for ‘lies’
3 years, 3 months ago

R. Kelly jury asked to make him ‘pay’ or not fall for ‘lies’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A prosecutor in closing arguments at the sex-trafficking trial of R. Kelly urged jurors on Thursday to make the R&B superstar “pay” for his alleged crimes, while a defense lawyer told them they’ve been misled by opportunistic accusers about consensual relationships. Convict him.” Defense attorney Deveraux Cannick countered by telling the jury that testimony by several accusers …

R Kelly unlikely to testify in sex-trafficking trial, claims singer's lawyer
3 years, 3 months ago

R Kelly unlikely to testify in sex-trafficking trial, claims singer's lawyer

Firstpost  

The remark came as the defense wound down its case at the trial in federal court in New York City. R Kelly is unlikely to take the witness stand at his sex-trafficking trial, a lawyer for the R&B singer told a judge Tuesday. The remark by attorney Deveraux Cannick, made with the jury out the courtroom, came as the defense …

R Kelly is now not expected to testify at his trial
3 years, 3 months ago

R Kelly is now not expected to testify at his trial

The Independent  

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R Kelly prosecutors rest; defense calls on singer’s allies
3 years, 3 months ago

R Kelly prosecutors rest; defense calls on singer’s allies

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors at the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial ended their case Monday after calling dozens of witnesses over the past month who detailed the government’s sweeping allegations against the singer in lurid detail. The defense began its case later in the day by starting to call Kelly loyalists to the witness stand in an effort to cast …

Prosecutors: Tapes capture R. Kelly threatening his victims
3 years, 3 months ago

Prosecutors: Tapes capture R. Kelly threatening his victims

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors want a New York City jury at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial to hear profane video and audio recordings they say demonstrate how he threatened his victims with violence. The star R&B singer is captured on another recording berating a second woman from Florida, identified as a “Jane Doe” he accused of stealing a Rolex watch …

Scenes from Week 3 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial
3 years, 3 months ago

Scenes from Week 3 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The third week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New York City saw more accusers — including for the first time, a man — coming forward with array of disturbing allegations and a former assistant providing a glimpse into how he lorded over his inner circle. Here are a few scenes from week three: R. KELLY’S …

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