R. The crackdown on Kelly's child pornography has begun

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A Chicago jury began deliberating Tuesday in the federal trial of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, who faces charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice

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The case was handed over to a jury after nearly a month of testimony, which included several women.

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These women alleged that Kelly had sex with them when they were minors

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Prosecutors allege that 55-year-old Kelly had sex with minors on multiple occasions

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He recorded several alleged assaults and then paid people who knew about the recordings to keep quiet when he faced criminal charges of child pornography in 2008.

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Kelly, who is already serving a 30-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to federal racketeering and sex trafficking in New York City last year, 13 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, possession of child pornography, solicitation of minors is facing.

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Its heinous acts include engaging in unlawful sexual conduct, conspiring to obstruct justice, and conspiring to obtain child pornography

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