R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering in sex trafficking trial
The month-long federal trial has ended with a guilty verdict on all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking charges

After over a month-long federal trial in New York, disgraced R&B singer Robert “R. Kelly” Kelly, has been convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. The “I Believe I Can Fly” singer was found guilty for his role as a ringleader of a decades-long scheme to recruit women and underage girls for sex. Kelly now faces decades in prison.
Kelly was first indicted in 2019, and held in custody in Illinois until he was transferred to Brooklyn for the trial. Court proceedings began on August 18, and ended on the September 24. The high profile case included testimony from 45 witnesses, and brought to light the sexual abuse endured by multiple women including the late singer Aaliyah (who was just 13 when the two first met). After nine hours of deliberation, the singer was found guilty of all nine counts of the racketeering and sex trafficking charges against him. According the The New York Times, Kelly sat sat motionless in the courtroom as his guilty verdict was read out loud, with his facial expression hidden under his mask.