On This Day In Music History(5 June 2002) R-Kelly Was Indicted For Child Pornography.

On This Day In Music History(5 June 2002) R-Kelly Was Indicted For Child Pornography.

R. Kelly was indicted on 21 counts of child pornography, accused of coercing underage girls into sexual acts.

Kelly, who was briefly married to the 15-year-old singer Aaliyah in 1994, was the subject of a Chicago Sun-Times investigation that led to a police inquiry. The most damning evidence against him is a videotape purporting to show him engaging in lewd acts with a 14-year-old girl. Kelly denies any wrongdoing and claims the man in the video is not him. After posting bail, Kelly resumes his career. He became more successful than ever, with a string of Platinum albums, a run of headlining tours, and six Grammy nominations. His trial didn’t begin until 2008; the girl in the video doesn’t testify, and some charges against him have been dropped on technicalities. After less than a day of deliberation, the jury returns a verdict of not guilty on all charges.