Prosecutors maintained that Kelly and his crew had a “common purpose of achieving the objectives of the Enterprise” to prop up his music and brand while luring victims into unlawful, abusive sexual activity. Kelly is scheduled to be sentenced on May 4, 2022. The charges involved six women: Jerhonda Pace, Jane, Stephanie, Sonja, Faith, and late singer Aaliyah. Eleven of these witnesses were Kelly’s accusers nine were women, two men. During Kelly’s trial, the prosecution called 45 witnesses. Federal prosecutors used specific claims of sexual misconduct, such as grooming minors to psychological manipulation, to argue their racketeering case.
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Prosecutors described the disgraced R&B star as a “predator, a man who for decades used his fame, his popularity, and a network of people at his disposal to target, groom, and exploit girls, boys, and young women for his own sexual gratification.” They argued that Kelly’s abuse was not just a series of isolated instances of abuse but instead was conducted as an organized criminal enterprise - which is where the racketeering charge stems from. Kelly, 55, was charged with one count of racketeering and eight Mann Act counts, a statute that prohibits transporting people across state borders for illegal sexual activity.
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The “I Believe I Can Fly” singer was found guilty on all counts in his Brooklyn federal court trial on September 27, 2021.
Bonjean claimed that Kelly’s former lawyers didn’t provide competent representation, describing them as a “disjointed, unprepared trial team with no singular defense strategy.” Bonjean is also asking for a new trial in Kelly’s case. Prosecutors were “invigorated by an influential social movement determined to punish centuries of male misbehavior through symbolic prosecutions of high-profile men,” Jennifer Bonjean, who successfully appealed Bill Cosby’s conviction, wrote in court filings. Kelly’s new lawyer asked for an acquittal in his sex crimes case on Thursday, February 17, arguing that prosecutors were influenced by the Me Too movement in bringing charges that didn’t fit the allegations against him. Photo: Elizabeth Williams/AP/Shutterstock