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Singer R Kelly found guilty of 16 counts of sex traficking

R&B star R. Kelly

Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly. PHOTO | AFP 

By  AFP

New York

R. Kelly on Monday was convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with a New York jury finding the superstar singer guilty on all nine charges, including the most serious of racketeering.

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