Jurors begin deliberations in R. Kelly federal trial

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Jurors begin deliberations in R. Kelly's federal trial in Brooklyn, where he faces racketeering and sex trafficking charges

Jurors have begun deliberations in R. Kelly's federal trial in Brooklyn, where he faces racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

The seven men and five women making up the jury have sat through 23 days of trial, which began on August 18 and included 50 witnesses overall. They began deliberating on Friday afternoon. In closing arguments, Assistant US Attorney Elizabeth Geddes told jurors that Kelly was the head of an enterprise that promoted his music and his brand, but also served to recruit people for Kelly to"target, groom and exploit girls, boys and women.

 

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