EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?
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EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago culminated in a weeklong trial, which concluded with a jury convicting Smollett on five counts of disorderly conduct. The 39-year-old was charged under Illinois’ disorderly conduct statute, which encompasses a wide range of offenses, from making prank 911 calls to placing harassing calls as a debt collector. Disorderly conduct charges for filing a false police report aren’t uncommon and are sometimes tied to insurance fraud. Each count of disorderly conduct represents an instance during Jan. 29, 2019, and then on Feb. 14, 2019, in which Smollett allegedly lied to police.

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