
R. Kelly convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in New York
CNN
Jurors have found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
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 on Friday afternoon.

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