Legendary RnB singer R Kelly has been convicted of all decades-long s*x crimes. 
A new york jury after nine hours of deliberation found the disgraced singer guilty of all nine charges count charges of s*x crimes including the more heinous one of racketeering.
R Kelly was arrested in Chicago two years ago on several s*xual assault cases in two states and have been incarcerated since then as his trial progressed.
Witnesses and victims including women, boys and girls took the stand to level accusations of r*pe, druggings, imprisonment and also child p*rnography against the singer.
One of his victims was RnB singer Aaliyah who he married illegally in his Chicago hotel room in 1994 at the age of 15.
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R Kelly was also found guilty of the Mann Act. This law prohibits the transport of “any woman or girl” across state lines for any “immoral purpose.”
“This case is not about a celebrity who likes to party a lot. This case is about a predator,” Assistant US Attorney Maria Cruz Melendez as the case began.
The jury of seven men and five women gave a unanimous verdict. With this guilty verdict, the singer faces life imprisonment. He will be sentenced on May 4th
“We’re disappointed with the verdict,” Kelly’s attorney Deveraux Cannick told journalists outside the courtroom.
He also spoke about considering appealing the verdict.
Accusations of s*xual abuse, assault and racketeering have trailed the “I Believe I Can Fly singer” for decades. He however was able to evade the law until he was arrested in 2019.
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