R. Kelly Found Guilty of Racketeering, Sex Trafficking

R. Kelly Found Guilty of Racketeering, Sex Trafficking
Singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to 11 additional sex-related felonies during a court hearing before Judge Lawrence Flood at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on June 6, 2019. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP
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Singer R. Kelly was found guilty by a New York jury on Sept. 27 on all charges in his federal racketeering trial after he was accused by multiple witnesses of grooming and exploiting young women for years.

The 54-year-old, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, potentially could be sentenced to decades in prison. He was first indicted in July 2019 and pleaded not guilty to the charges in 2020. His trial started on Aug. 18 with testimony from more than 45 witnesses over the span of several weeks.

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