A federal jury in New York found R. Kelly guilty on all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking charges on Monday, The New York Times reported . A jury of seven men and five women, which came to a decision after beginning its deliberation on Friday, concluded that the artist is the leader of a decades-long effort to recruit women and underage girls for sex. They convicted him of racketeering and eight violations of an anti-sex trafficking law. Fifty witnesses testified against the singer during the six-week trial. The racketeering and sex trafficking case against him, however, is based on his encounters with six women. Describing in gruesome detail, the survivors said Kelly committed the crimes against them when they were underage. The "I Believe I Can Fly" singer faced charges for using his managers to help him meet the girls. He was accused of then keeping the girls obedient and quiet while he established his criminal enterprise, the Associated Press reported . The R&B...
