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New York, Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- American singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Monday of sex trafficking and racketeering after a six-week trial in New York City in which dozens of witnesses offered graphic testimony.The jury announced its verdict after nine hours of deliberations over two days.The 54-year-old Kelly, a major recording artist who won three Grammy Awards in 1998 for his most famous song, "I Believe I Can Fly," is due to be sentenced on May 4 by the same federal judge who presided over his trial in Brooklyn. He faces a sentence of 10 years to life in prison. (Camera: JUSTIN LANE). SHOT LIST: THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, WHERE R. KELLY WAS FOUND GUILTY ON MULTIPLE CHARGES OF RACKETEERING AND SEX TRAFFICKING IN THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US.
New York, Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- American singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Monday of sex trafficking and racketeering after a six-week trial in New York City in which dozens of witnesses offered graphic testimony.The jury announced its verdict after nine hours of deliberations over two days.The 54-year-old Kelly, a major recording artist who won three Grammy Awards in 1998 for his most famous song, "I Believe I Can Fly," is due to be sentenced on May 4 by the same federal judge who presided over his trial in Brooklyn. He faces a sentence of 10 years to life in prison. (Camera: JUSTIN LANE). SHOT LIST: THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, WHERE R. KELLY WAS FOUND GUILTY ON MULTIPLE CHARGES OF RACKETEERING AND SEX TRAFFICKING IN THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US.
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