Verdict in R. Kelly's federal trial in Illinois
R. Kelly and his two co-defendants were charged with a total of 13 crimes. Jurors deliberated for about ten hours after listening to three weeks of testimony.
Kelly was convicted on three of four counts of production of child pornography and three of five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
He was acquitted on one child pornography count, one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, as well as four conspiracy counts (including one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice and one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography).
Derrel McDavid, Kelly’s former accountant and business manager, was acquitted of the following charges: conspiracy to receive child pornography, receiving child pornography and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Milton Brown, Kelly’s former assistant, was acquitted of one charge of conspiracy to receive child pornography.
Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s attorney, said she is considering filing an appeal.
Judge Harry Leinenweber did not set a sentencing date. According to the United States Sentencing Commission, people convicted of federal child pornography charges received an average sentence of 23 years in prison in 2019. In Chicago, a conviction of just one count of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, while receipt of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum of five years. Judges can order that defendants sentenced earlier in separate cases serve their new sentence simultaneously with or only after the first term is fully served. Federal inmates must serve at least 85% of their sentences.
In June, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on his conviction in a New York federal court on racketeering and prostitution charges. He currently has two more trials pending in state courts (one in Illinois and one in Minnesota).
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Kelly was convicted on three of four counts of production of child pornography and three of five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
He was acquitted on one child pornography count, one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, as well as four conspiracy counts (including one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice and one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography).
Derrel McDavid, Kelly’s former accountant and business manager, was acquitted of the following charges: conspiracy to receive child pornography, receiving child pornography and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Milton Brown, Kelly’s former assistant, was acquitted of one charge of conspiracy to receive child pornography.
Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s attorney, said she is considering filing an appeal.
Judge Harry Leinenweber did not set a sentencing date. According to the United States Sentencing Commission, people convicted of federal child pornography charges received an average sentence of 23 years in prison in 2019. In Chicago, a conviction of just one count of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, while receipt of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum of five years. Judges can order that defendants sentenced earlier in separate cases serve their new sentence simultaneously with or only after the first term is fully served. Federal inmates must serve at least 85% of their sentences.
In June, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on his conviction in a New York federal court on racketeering and prostitution charges. He currently has two more trials pending in state courts (one in Illinois and one in Minnesota).
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