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

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 knowingly giving them herpes Coercing victims into getting abortions after impregnating them Slapping, choking, spitting at and urinating on his victims Recording sexual encounters with his underage accusers, creating child porn Subjecting his victims to cruel punishments - such as beatings or locking them in rooms without access to food, water or a bathroom - when they disobeyed his rules Forcing his victims to write letters denying allegations of abuse against him Threatening his accusers and their families if they attempted to leave him or press charges His illegal marriage to singer Aaliyah, which involved obtaining a fake ID for the then-15-year-old so the nuptials could be performed Kelly's guilty verdict follows 21 days of evidence including 50 witnesses and hours of searing testimony featuring accusations of rape, druggings, imprisonment and child pornography 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 What was R. Kelly on trial for in New York? Attorney Gloria Allred addresses the media following R. Kelly's guilty verdict, calling him the worst sexual predator she has come across in her decades representing victims Jacquelyn Kasulis, the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York who prosecuted the case, said the verdict 'forever brands R. Kelly as a predator, who used his fame and fortune to prey on the young, the vulnerable and the voiceless for his own sexual gratification' 'The defendant set rules, lots of them, and he demanded complete obedience,' Assistant US Attorney Elizabeth Geddes said during closing statements Wednesday. Attorney Deveraux Cannick, representing R&B star R. Kelly, arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court House on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, as the jury resumed deliberations in Kelly's trial Prosecutors against R. Kelly arrive at the Brooklyn Federal Court House on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 Kelly's trial centered around six women Prosecutors called 45 witnesses to the stand since the trial began in federal court in Brooklyn on August 18, though their testimony is not part of the charges. He said he had met the R&B singer when he was 17, and was the first male to accuse him of sexual abuse in court on Monday, Aug. 30 Louis alleged that Kelly had a boxing ring at his home in suburban Chicago under which he kept a woman who would emerge to perform oral sex on him at his behest R. Kelly's lawyer compares singer to Martin Luther King during closing arguments R. Kelly's lawyer compared the singer to Martin Luther King, claiming that both men have fought to uphold the Constitution, before quoting King's famous 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech during closing arguments in the R&B star's sex-trafficking trial Thursday.