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R. Kelly Found Not Guilty of Child Pornography Charges

Posted Jun 13th 2008 4:00PM by Tracey Ford
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After less than a day of deliberations, the jury in the R. Kelly child pornography trial returned with a verdict of not guilty today. The Grammy award-winning singer did not testify during the trial that was six years in the making. Kelly was charged with 14 counts of videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl. The alleged victim, who prosecutors claimed was 13 years old at the time of the alleged crime, denied she was featured in the tape.

"R Kelly was found not guilty because they had the best jury that Cook County could produce," Kelly's attorney Sam Adam Jr. said outside the Cook County court. "Two things happened today. R. Kelly got his name back and [his goddaughter] never had to lose hers."

The case took several twists and turns from a surprise witness that claimed she engaged in a threesome with the singer and the alleged victim and experts that debated whether a spot on the back of the man in the tape was actually a dark spot/smudge caused by the videotape or a mole.

Kelly, who was facing 15 years in prison, reportedly uttered "Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus" as the verdicts flowed in. Read the full story.

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lovelyaziem

Just call him R Smelly. I do. Perverted, sicko, baby raping, sex maniac, sociopathic, lying beeeyoach!!!!!!

June 16 2008 at 1:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

debbie jamison

MY COMMENTS AREN'T COMING UP! WTF?

June 16 2008 at 7:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

debbie jamison

I'D MAKE AN 'IT' SMOOTHIE AND WATCH THAT PERVERT SWALLOW,

June 16 2008 at 7:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

debbie jamison

SICK BASTARD! Here's another case that shows how WONDERFUL our court system is. We not only have O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson FREE, there's R. Kelly too. GOD BLESS OUR JURY SYSTEM. Don't get me wrong I luv R. Kelly's music, but thank GOD it wasn't my daughter. He'd be drinking a PENIS SMOOTHIE. I'd cut IT off, put IT in a blender and watch him drink it. The only place he'd ever put his PRIZED POSSESSION is in his mouth. HE SWALLOWS!

June 16 2008 at 7:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Luckily....thats why they call it a court of law, and not a court of morals. No matter if what he did or what everyone thinks he did is wrong, you need evidence to prosecute!

June 15 2008 at 10:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

swiss

love

June 14 2008 at 2:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Why did they not find R.Kelly guilty? He is a straight up pervert and he knew what he did was very wrong even if they didn't have any evidence to prove that he did it.

June 13 2008 at 10:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply