R. Kelly is denied motions for acquittal and new federal trial
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Singer and convicted sex offender R. Kelly has been denied all motions for acquittal and a new federal trial, Chicago Federal Judge Harry Leinenweber ruled on Thursday.
Kelly, 56, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2022 on nine counts that included "sexual exploitation of children" and "transportation of women and girls in interstate commerce to engage in illegal sexual activity." He was convicted of three child pornography charges and three counts of child enticement in Chicago last year.
The disgraced singer's attorneys filed the motion for a new trial on Feb. 4, stating that the main witness in the trial misled jurors when she said she was undecided on whether she would be seeking monetary damages from the case. The motion was denied less than two weeks later.
