R. Kelly will be sentenced on Feb. 23 on six counts, including creating child pornography and enticing minors into illegal sexual activity.
, the Chicago judge overseeing the case denied a bid by the singer’s lawyers for a new trial Thursday.
In Sept. 2022, Kelly was found guilty on six of the 13 counts, including creating child pornography and enticing minors into illegal sexual activity. Kelly’s lawyers subsequently filed motions seeking either an overturn of the conviction or a new trial on the Chicago federal charges. However, Judge Harry D. Leinenweber ruled against Kelly on Thursday, saying prosecutors provided “enough evidence to sustain a guilty verdict on all six counts Kelly was convicted of,”Much of the defense’s appeal centered around the key witness “Jane,” who testified that Kelly filmed their sexual encounters when she was just 14 years old; the videotapes were the focus of Kelly’s child pornography trial for state charges in 2008.
However, Leinenweber countered in his written denial , “Simply because Jane and her attorney considered the possibility of restitution does not mean she lied during her testimony. Jane’s testimony was that she was undecided. Her testimony was not that she was not intending to pursue restitution.” Kelly’s lawyers can still fight the conviction by filing a motion with a federal appeals court, which would similarly be an uphill battle.
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