R. Kelly guilty on all counts
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27 Sep 2021, 6:49 pm
R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex trafficking trial
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R. Kelly, the R&B superstar who has long been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse, was found guilty in New York on Monday on all counts in a high profile sex-trafficking case, capping a trial that featured hours of graphic testimony from his accusers.
Kelly, who has been in custody for much of the time since he was formally charged in 2019, was convicted on one count of racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act, the law that bars transporting people across state lines "for any immoral purpose."
Kelly, 54, who faces decades in prison when he is sentenced May 4, wore a mask and appeared stoic as the verdict was read aloud in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.
The prosecutors in the trial, which centered on the allegations of six people, said Kelly was a serial sexual predator who abused young women, as well as underage girls and boys, for more than two decades.
Prosecutors further alleged that he and his entourage led a criminal enterprise that recruited and groomed victims for sex, arranging for them to travel to concerts and other events across the U.S.
In a closing argument that lasted two days, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Geddes accused Kelly and his entourage of using tactics from "the predator playbook" to control his victims.
Kelly was accused of confining victims in hotel rooms or his recording studio, managing when they could eat and use the bathroom and forcing them to follow various "rules," including demanding that they call him "Daddy."
The criminal proceedings in New York, which started Aug. 18 and spanned about six weeks, included testimony from more than 45 witnesses. The jury of seven men and five women got the case Friday and deliberated for nine hours.
Kelly also faces charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
Kelly, who has been in custody for much of the time since he was formally charged in 2019, was convicted on one count of racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act, the law that bars transporting people across state lines "for any immoral purpose."
Kelly, 54, who faces decades in prison when he is sentenced May 4, wore a mask and appeared stoic as the verdict was read aloud in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.
The prosecutors in the trial, which centered on the allegations of six people, said Kelly was a serial sexual predator who abused young women, as well as underage girls and boys, for more than two decades.
Prosecutors further alleged that he and his entourage led a criminal enterprise that recruited and groomed victims for sex, arranging for them to travel to concerts and other events across the U.S.
In a closing argument that lasted two days, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Geddes accused Kelly and his entourage of using tactics from "the predator playbook" to control his victims.
Kelly was accused of confining victims in hotel rooms or his recording studio, managing when they could eat and use the bathroom and forcing them to follow various "rules," including demanding that they call him "Daddy."
The criminal proceedings in New York, which started Aug. 18 and spanned about six weeks, included testimony from more than 45 witnesses. The jury of seven men and five women got the case Friday and deliberated for nine hours.
Kelly also faces charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
He is probably going to spend the rest of his life in jail and that is justice. What is an ongoing injustice is that the music industry has largely been immune from #MeToo. This better not be a one off, especially a black sacrificial lamb. What he was convicted of has been business as usual in the music industry since at least the 1960s. This activity was just as illegal back in the day but winked at and celebrated. It was right out there in some of lyrics in popular songs played that were often on the radio. If you cursed your lyrics were bleeped out but references to sex with underage girls, that was rock and roll baby. It really has not changed. A lot of old songs are not played, too racist, too dated in attitude etc, but those songs about sex with underage girls are staples of oldies and classic rock radio, nostalgia for boomers. Why?
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27 Sep 2021, 7:11 pm
I wonder if he still believes he can fly. 
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