Robert Sylvester Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and convicted sex offender. He has been credited with helping to redefine R&B and hip hop. Therefore, earning nicknames such as “the King of R&B”, “the King of Pop-Soul”, and the “Pied Piper of R&B.” He has been found guilty for inappropriate involvement with young girls.
Firstly, the jury of seven men and five women found Kelly, 54, guilty of all nine counts. These included racketeering, on their second day of deliberations. R. Kelly wore a face mask below black-rimmed glasses, remaining motionless with eyes downcast, as the verdict was read in federal court in Brooklyn.
However, prosecutors alleged that the entourage of managers and aides who helped R. Kelly. This was to meet girls and keep them obedient and quiet amounted to a criminal enterprise. Two people have been charged with Kelly in a separate federal case pending in Chicago.
He faces the possibility of decades in prison. For crimes including violating the Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law that prohibits taking anyone across state lines “for any immoral purpose.”. Sentencing is scheduled for May 4.
One of Kelly’s lawyers, Deveraux Cannick, said he was disappointed and hoped to appeal.
“I think I’m even more disappointed the government brought the case in the first place, given all the inconsistencies,” Cannick said.
In conclusion, Several accusers testified in lurid detail during the trial. Alleging that R. Kelly subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage.