He faces between 10 and 90 years in prison, in addition to the 30 years of his previous trial.
Fallen R&B star R. Kelly was convicted of child pornography Wednesday in Chicago.
Robert Sylvester Kelly, 55, was sentenced for production of child pornography and embezzlement of a minor.
The singer, known worldwide for his hit "I Believe I Can Fly" and his 75 million records sold, was however acquitted by a federal jury on other charges of obstruction of justice.
He and two former associates - also acquitted on Wednesday - were charged with disrupting the course of his 2008 child pornography trial, in which the jury found him not guilty.
They were accused of having both threatened and corrupted a victim, who had not then testified.
Now 37, she spoke this time.
Jurors facing videos
Excerpts from videos showing sexual violence committed by R. Kelly on young girls, one of whom was only 14 years old, were broadcast during the trial.
The 12-person jury took about 11 hours to reach this verdict, which could add a heavy prison sentence to the 30 years of imprisonment to which R. Kelly has already been sentenced.
The verdict "brings Robert Kelly to account for the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl," prosecutor John Lausch said.
“The suffering inflicted by Mr. Kelly on his victims is immense,” he added, praising the “strength, determination and courage” of those who testified during the trial.
System
The artist had already been found guilty in September 2021 in New York of having piloted for three decades a “system” of sexual exploitation of young people, including adolescent girls.
This lawsuit had been considered a major step in the #MeToo movement: it was the first time that the majority of the plaintiffs were black women and that they accused a black artist.
For decades, the success of R. Kelly had been tarnished by suspicions of sexual violence, subject of persistent rumors.
He had long managed to silence them with financial agreements that included confidentiality clauses.
In January 2019, the documentary series
Surviving R. Kelly
hit the nail on the head.
Several victims described the singer as manipulative, violent and obsessed with very young girls.
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