Sex with minors: R. Kelly convicted again

Former pop star R. Kelly has been convicted once more of sex crimes. A jury in Chicago found the 55-year-old man guilty of having sex with a minor and producing child pornography, US media reported on Wednesday.

Just a few weeks ago, Kelly was sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for the abuse of minors. In a second trial in Chicago, he was charged with 13 counts, including several counts of producing child pornography and inducing minors to engage in sexual activity. According to the New York Times, the twelve jurors acquitted him on seven counts, including allegations of obstruction of justice. The sentence will be announced at a later date, Kelly faces another several decades of imprisonment.

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