Rap-Up.com || Not Guilty: R. Kelly Acquitted in Child Pornography Trial

“Try to charge me, but I’m not guilty,” R. Kelly sings in his hit song with Jay-Z, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent.” And that’s exactly what the verdict was in his child pornography trial.

On Friday, a Chicago jury of 12 (nine men, three women) acquitted Kelly on all 14 counts of videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl. If he was convicted, he faced a minimum of four years in prison and a maximum of 15 years. The trial comes to an end six years after the R&B singer was first charged in 2002.

Find out the latest developments in the verdict below.

UPDATE: CNN reports that R. Kelly dabbed his face with a handkerchief and hugged each of his four attorneys after the verdict was read. He left the courthouse minutes later without comment. Dozens of fans screamed and cheered as he climbed into a waiting SUV.

UPDATE 2: TMZ.com reports that five of the twelve jurors disclosed that they couldn’t reach a verdict because the alleged victim hadn’t testified and refused to cooperate. Even though they believed it was Kelly on the tape, they could not reach a guilty verdict because they said there was “not enough evidence to prosecute.” As recently as Friday morning, the vote was split nine to three for a not guilty verdict.

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16 Comments

illdog
June 13th, 2008 at 11:27 am
If it was my 13y/o daughter, Kelly would be found later floating in lake Michigan…
Ptrie
June 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I cant believe this, if this was my child, R. Kelly would definatley not be walking out of that court room on two feet, I guess when you have money, you can piss on any child you want and basically be untouchable. Such BS
missy
June 13th, 2008 at 11:40 am
WOW!!!!!!!

What a joke! Are they serious. Is it not clear that this man is a sick man and he needs to go to jail. Pay close attention to his work.

I am so disgusted!!
TShea
June 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Get over it. I\’m glad he was acquitted. If Kelly was in the video, you really can\’t fault him. If you seen the tape you would see that the girl was doing very grown up things. Really, how would a so call child be that experienced. If you want to place blame on anyone, it should be on her parents. What kind of parents could this girl have for her to be out sexing men better than most grown women could? What is she learning at home?
djrr
June 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
If it was your 13 y/o daughter, you probably would have been there to testify it was her on the tape. She herself probably would have been there to testify, and wouldn’t have denied it was her on the tape. Its called reasonable doubt, and its the highest burden we have in the legal system. The system worked, the prosecution didn’t meet their burden, and the R. in R&B is free!
F00L
June 13th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I glad he was acquitted as well cuz he got sum mo hits 2 make and dat gurl wuz all 4 it and she is grown now I’m sure she ain’t even worried about it as long as the trial been prolonged
Nilah
June 13th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
maybe it really was not him on the tape and why is everyone blaming r kelly ?? the girl seemed to want to have sex with whomever was on the tape. it aint like she got rape. sex is what she also wanted. i am just saying it takes two.
relay
June 13th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
r. kelly was the ADULT in the situation. some of you are unreal putting the blame on the 13yr old girl. and to u dumb motherfuckers saying good music can justify child molestation maybe u\\\’d feel different if it was ur daughter/sister at that age.
TNIC
June 13th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
i strongly disagree this is some bullshit…i\’ve seen the video and it was him…who cares about what type of music he makes and what he sung about cuz that shit to me is irrelavent…he is CLEARLY GUILTY!!! WTF was these people thinkin…nothin against r. kelly but i believe if u commit a crime u should face some consequences…he know what he was doing was wrong and illegal and mostly likley she did to…BULLSHIT!!!!
WHOA!!!
June 13th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
The world is coming to an end…Oh god.
Twan
June 14th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Ok, here is the BIG question: Since the girl everybody thinks is on the tape says it isn\\\\\\\’t her, who the hell is the girl on the tape. As soon as we figure that out we can find out once and for all if that\\\\\\\’s Kells on the tape.
Ryan
June 14th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Seriously!!! What is the world coming to? It truly does seem if you have enough money than you can get away with murdering your wife and raping a minor on tape.
Listen Here
June 15th, 2008 at 6:49 am
>>>>>TShea
AndTheTruth
June 15th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
TO ALL YOU STUPIDS WHO WANT TO BLAME THE GIRL, SHE WAS 13/14 YEARS OLD. I CAN\\\’T BELIEVE YOU ALL!! THE PARENTS ARE JUST AS TO BLAME AS R. KELLY AND THEY SHOULD BE SHARING A CELL OR TWO WITH HIM, BUT THE IDIOT JURORS LET HIM GET AWAY. BUT AS SURE I WAS BORN, HE AND EVERYBODY WHO LIED FOR HIM WILL REAP WHAT THEY\\\’VE SOWN. THAT LIL GIRL OR YOUNG WOMAN NOW IS MESSED UP FOR LIFE AND NOBODY CARES ABOUT THAT; ITS SAD. YOU CAN\\\’T TELL ME THAT ALL THE PROSECUTION WITNESSES WERE LYING ON THIS LIL GIRL WHO SOME KNEW ALL HER LIFE AND SOME GREW UP WITH HER, COME ON PEOPLE. JUST SAD!!!!!!
KellsTv
June 17th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Great R. Kelly Not Giulty
Talentless_R_Kelly
June 25th, 2008 at 5:38 am
not only is he a music waste, anyone can rap and rip beats, he is a child molester that is getting off free?? he needs to move in with Micheal Jackson so hopefully they\’d both get blown up. how is it that if you are even a 2 bit celeb like this p.o.s. they can rape, steal, kill and get looked up to? the girl\’s family should get 5 minutes in a locked room with this p.o.s. bet he wouldn\’t walk out of it.