CHICAGO — After more than eight hours of closing arguments over the past two days, jurors in the Chicago federal case against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly and two former associates have begun their deliberations.
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber spent about 40 minutes reading instructions to the panel of seven women and five men before sending them back to begin discussions shortly after 1 p.m.
Kelly, 55, faces an indictment charging him with 13 counts of producing and receiving child pornography, enticing minors to engage in criminal sexual activity, and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
