Singer R. Kelly is convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges at federal trial
In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts -- one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying acts that included sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and sex trafficking charges, and also eight additional counts of violations of the Mann Act, a sex trafficking law.The jury, made up of seven men and five women, began deliberating Friday afternoon.In all, Kelly could face decades in prison at sentencing, which is scheduled for May 4.
" Pace testified that in 2017, she reported the incidents to law enforcement and turned over evidence including a T-shirt she said she wore the day Kelly choked her. Forensic experts testified at Kelly's trial the shirt was covered in semen that was a positive match for Kelly's DNA.
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