Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Jurors: Lack of evidence led to R. Kelly acquittal

Grammy Award-winning R&B star R. Kelly was acquitted on all 14 counts of child pornography June 13.

As the verdict was read, Robert S. Kelly held his head low, cried and said "Thank you Jesus" each time he heard "We the jury find Robert Kelly, not guilty of..."

Kelly's four-person defense team looked concerned when word came around 1:30 p.m. that a verdict had been reached, roughly after 7-and-a-half hours of deliberations over a two-day period.

After he learned his fate, he used his sky blue handkerchief to dab tears that streamed from his eyes, then he tightly hugged his defense attorneys.

The Chicago native, who never took the witness stand, faced up to …

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