R. Kelly verdict: not guilty on all child porn counts
Apparently the Wayans defense worked. In a verdict shocking to the one person that doesn’t think celebrities get a break in court, singer R. Kelly was cleared of the child porn charges that were brought against him.
The verdict came six years after the R&B superstar was first charged with videotaping himself having sex with a young girl. Prosecutors had said she was as young as 13 at the time.
The Grammy award-winning singer dabbed his face with a handkerchief and hugged each of his four attorneys after the verdict was read. The singer had faced 15 years in prison if convicted.
Both Kelly and the now 23-year-old alleged victim had denied they were the ones appearing on the tape, which was played for the jury at the beginning and end of the trial.
The prosecution’s star witness was a woman who said she engaged in three-way sex with Kelly and the girl from the video. Defense attorneys argued the man on the tape didn’t have a large mole on his back, as Kelly does.
Information from: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/13/rkel...
