Disgraced singer R Kelly guilty of child sex crimes after filming himself abusing his own goddaughter, 14

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CONVICTED sex offender R Kelly has been found guilty of child sex crimes after he filmed himself abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter. The disgraced R&B singer, 55, was convicted of six out of 13 charges including producing child pornography, enticing girls for sex and rigging his 2008 trial. AFPR Kelly has been found guilty of child sex abuse[/caption] R Kelly-real name Robert Sylvester Kelly- is already serving a prison sentence after he was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking last September. Kelly was convicted of three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of enticement of a minor. The three-time Grammy Award-winner was acquitted by a federal jury of seven other counts, including charges that he obstructed justice in a previous trial. The 12-person jury took around 11 hours over two days to deliver the verdicts, which could add additional decades in prison to the 30 years Kelly is already serving. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS MAD VLAD Russian 'officials call for Putin to be removed' following 'significant' losses BANKING ON IT Moment woman pulls gun on bank staff & demands OWN money for cancer treatment Kelly and his longtime business manager Derrel McDavid were accused of fixing Kelly’s 2008 trial by tampering with witnesses. Kelly’s former manager, Derrel McDavid, and an ex-employee, Milton “June” Brown, were tried alongside the singer in the latest trial and were also acquitted of obstruction charges. A minor victim declined to testify in the 2008 trial because of alleged threats and bribes, but the now 37-year-old woman took the witness stand this time. The US attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John Lausch said: “The guilty verdicts finally hold Robert Kelly accountable for the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl, and they help right the wrongs that occurred in a prior prosecution in Cook County. Most read in The Sun TITLE DECIDER Harry and Meghan 'furious' as Archie and Lilibet will NOT get HRH status SWISH MOVE Joe Swash lands BIG TV hosting job - his first since marriage to Stacey Solomon DAD’S HORROR My son came home with marks on his hand… I was horrified when he told me why JOHN'S BRAVERY I was suicidal & quit fame to live on farm after Bake Off, says John Whaite RAVINE TRAGEDY At least 16 dead & 20 hurt as bus packed with schoolkids plunges into gorge SHORT NOTICE Charles’ staff left heartbroken as they're axed during Queen church service “The damage Mr. Kelly inflicted on his victims is immeasurable. I want to thank the victims for their strength, perseverance and courage in coming forward to testify at trial.” Excerpts from videos depicting sexual abuse by Kelly of girls as young as 14 were played for the jury during the trial. No sentencing date was immediately set. Kelly faces 10 to 90 years in prison for these new convictions, Lausch’s office said in a statement. Lausch added: “We are particularly pleased that Robert Kelly is finally, finally being held responsible for the abuse of his 14-year-old goddaughter.” Asked by reporters later outside court how Kelly felt after the verdict, his lead attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said: “Mr. Kelly is used to bad news. “Hes still got many fights to fight. But what he did say is that he had a sense of relief that this particular case was in the past now.