R Kelly sentencing date set for February; singer convicted of child pornography charges in Chicago

CHICAGO (WLS) — R. Kelly’s sentencing date in Chicago has been set.

The R&B singer was convicted on three counts of kid pornography and three counts of engaging a minor Wednesday, however was acquitted of a conspiracy to impede justice cost accusing him fixing his state little one pornography trial in 2008.

Kelly might be sentenced on February 23, 2023.

WATCH | Federal prosecutors on R. Kelly Chicago verdict

A federal decide in New York sentenced Kelly to 30 years in jail in June for racketeering and intercourse trafficking. Primarily based on that sentence, he will not be eligible for launch till he’s round 80.

Federal prosecutors need the Chicago sentence to be consecutive to the 30 years he already faces in New York for comparable crimes.

WATCH | R. Kelly’s legal professional reacts to verdict

The Chicago-born star, who grew up on the South Facet, has at all times proclaimed his innocence, regardless of the costs and allegations towards him.

ABC7 authorized analyst Gil Soffer, who’s a former federal prosecutor in Chicago, mentioned it’s extremely unlikely Kelly will ever see the sunshine of day. He faces as much as 90 years in jail on the Chicago prices alone and he’s a 55-year-old man, so he’ll probably die in jail.

The Chicago trial was, in some ways, a do-over of Kelly’s 2008 little one pornography trial, with a key video vital to each.

Federal prosecutors known as 4 girls to testify, telling the jury they had been underage when partaking in sexually exercise with Kelly.

WATCH | ABC7 authorized analyst Gil Soffer breaks down verdict

Amongst them the lady calling herself “Jane,” who testified she was 14 years outdated in a sexually express video with Kelly.

The decision affirms that the jury believed three of these girls.