R. Kelly Found Guilty on Six Counts in Child Porn Case

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday in his Chicago federal trial of several charges related to child porn.

Kelly was found guilty of six charges related to sexual abuse of minors, the production of child pornography and an alleged cover-up, Courthouse News Service reported. The jury chose to acquit the 55-year-old on seven additional charges.

Newsweek reported on Tuesday that one of the jurors in Kelly's Chicago trial had to be replaced after she endured a panic attack.

The R&B star, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, had been on trial along with one of his former assistants, Milton "June" Brown, and his previous business manager, Derrel McDavid. The charges brought against Kelly included sexual exploitation of children, child pornography and conspiracy to defraud the U.S.

For their part, Brown and McDavid face allegations that they had conspired to "bribe and intimidate witnesses in a bid to conceal evidence pertaining to a 2008 criminal trial on child pornography charges in Cook County, Illinois," Newsweek previously reported.

In another trial, jurors found Kelly guilty on nine counts of federal racketeering and sex trafficking. He was slapped with a 30-year prison sentence in June, although his attorneys previously stated that they would seek an appeal.

Kelly has maintained his innocence in both cases.

The musician had also faced trial in Illinois some 14 years ago but was acquitted on all charges, which were related to allegations that he had filmed himself having sex with a minor.

In July, prior to the beginning of the latest trial, Kelly was moved from a prison in Brooklyn to a Chicago detention center, Newsweek previously reported. He is currently listed as an inmate at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center, according to a database of federal prison inmates.

During her closing arguments, defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean referenced R. Kelly's hit single "I Believe I Can Fly." She argued that "no matter what you ultimately decide in the jury room, this man did some beautiful things when it came to making music," according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Bonjean went on to add, "And he should not be stripped of every bit of humanity that he has."

But in her closing arguments Monday, prosecutor Elizabeth Pozolo slammed the singer, whom she accused of using his fame to sexually exploit minors.

"Robert Kelly abused many girls over many years," she said. "He committed horrible crimes against children. ... All these years later, the hidden side of Robert Kelly has come out."

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.