: MediaTakeOut.com just learned that the jury in the R Kelly case has been chosen. Looks like a pretty fair cross section of Chicago to us. Here is how the 12 members are being described:
- Juror #69 is a white male in his 30s who is the vice president of national accounts for his company and travels a lot for work. He listens to NPR and reads Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, but his wife reads Us Weekly. He once sought employment from the attorney general's office, and he believes that the criminal-justice system has a bias against minorities. He's the father of two small children, and he believes that "child porn is as low as it gets." On his jury questionnaire, he said that he believed Kelly was guilty, but he told the lawyers he's willing to put that aside to hear the evidence.- Juror #6 is a black female in her 40s or 50s who is the wife of a Baptist preacher. She lives in the same area of Chicago as Kelly, Olympia Fields, but she did not know much about him or the case: "I have not heard the local scuttlebutt," she said. When asked if she had ever been the victim of a crime, she mentioned that a mentally ill man once broke into her home and took off his clothes while she and her husband were asleep; she got an order of protection against him.
- Juror #9 is a black male in his late 50s who works in telecommunications and identifies himself as Christian. He reads USA Today and watches CNN. He's not a fan of pornography and said that he didn't like going into 7-Eleven stores and seeing pornographic magazines displayed, but "if a person wants it," he's not going to argue with their right to look at it. He's heard of Kelly but could only name one song: "I Believe I Can Fly." "My kids could tell you more," he said. He's also heard of witness, and former R. Kelly manager, Barry Hankerson.
- Juror #21 is a white female in her 20s and is a criminal-justice student. She wants to be a police officer, and her father and boyfriend are both security guards. When asked if she had heard of Kelly, she said, "Just that he was a singer and that he was arrested." She could only name one or two songs of his, and referred to his music as "very old stuff." She has a final on Monday, and to accommodate her, the trial won't start until Tuesday.
- Juror #22 is a white male in his 40s, and he's served on two other juries before, in civil-lawsuit cases. He likes to get up early to read the newspaper, but he doesn't like the Chicago Sun-Times; he will only read that paper if it's free in the cafeteria at work. "I won't buy it," he said. He knows someone in jail for DUI.
- Juror #23 is a white male in his 30s who works as an investment banker but dresses very casually. He's against the death penalty and wore an "Impeach Bush" button to jury duty. He reads Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Economist and The Nation. He has friends who are attorneys and judges, but the only celebrity cases he followed were O.J. Simpson's and Clarence Thomas'. "I would hold myself to a very high standard," he said when asked about being fair.
- Juror #32 is a black female in her late 20s who works as a teaching assistant at a Catholic school where there was a sex scandal (a priest was accused of molesting two boys). She had heard of Kelly and his onetime protégé Sparkle and knew the name of the alleged victim but didn't know her personally. She discussed the video in question with her friends, and they're split — some think it was him, some think it wasn't. "I'm not sure," she said. "I can't say."
- Juror #40 is a black male in his 30s or 40s, and he's a culinary student, while his wife works with the mentally challenged. He's heard of both Sparkle and Hankerson. He has followed the T.I. and Wesley Snipes cases closely, but he hasn't seen the tape or followed this story and only has heard it mentioned on AM talk radio.
- Juror #48 is a white male in his 20s and is a recent college graduate. In another state, he was arrested for underage drinking (for which he paid a $450 fine) and possession of marijuana (for which he served five days and paid a $350 fine). He thinks people with money can afford "better lawyers" but said that people "are entitled to their representation." He has followed the Michael Vick case but said he is too young to remember O.J.
- Juror #44 is a white male in his 30s or 40s, who owns a financial company. He once applied for a job with the state attorney's office 15 years ago. He's been involved in a child-custody case, which would mean he has children, but he didn't specify. He saw a faded-out version of the video on the evening news, but he's indifferent to it and has no opinion of the case.
- Juror #61 is a white male in his 60s who emigrated from Romania and has been in the U.S. for 38 years. He thinks the U.S. has a better justice system than his home country but seemed confused a little bit on how much the prosecution would have to prove (beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard, but he kept saying it would have to be 100 percent). "When I go to bed, I want to have a clear conscience," he said. "I'm probably not the smartest guy, but I will do what is best and fair." Before he retired, he used to work 12 hours a day, five days a week. He also didn't recognize Kelly at the defense table, even though he said he had heard of the case.
- Which brings us to Juror #68. She's a white woman in her 20s who did her undergraduate studies and graduate work out of state. When asked why she has a personalized license plate about violence prevention, she said it was because of her rape case, for which she had sought justice but prosecutors didn't get an indictment. When asked if she could put aside what happened to her for this case, she said, "It would be very hard, but yes." When asked if she could be impartial in a case involving pornography with a child, she said, "It would be really difficult, but yes."
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I refuse to believe that any of those mutherfu**ers on the jury have never heard of R.Kelly! Those [EXPLETIVE] are going to make him pay for sure. While everybody is so quick to jump on R.Kelly, let's not forget to give these girl's parents their blame. It's too many fast a** young broads out here trying to fu** and suck any man they can, especially a celebrity. But as soon as something like this happens, parents are ready to sue somebody. Where the hell were they while their fast a** daughters were out with a grown man doing grown up things?!
@TROOPER....CO-sign on that to the fullest.
I'm sure the MTO "sources" have the inside scoop....lol
These are the same sources that can't decide who's dating who, They be tellin u that everyone *** they mama is preggo, *** have a almost stalker like obseesion wit KimK.
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i know everyone's gonna come down hard on me for this one, but hey this site does allow opinions. first of all i did see the tape and yes i believe it is him. second, he isnt the only one who did wrong. that little girl had no business putting herself out there like that. where is her mother? she too has a lot of questions to answer. when you are raised to lower your morals for a buck then this is the kinda stuff that happens. i too have a thirteen year old daughter and i will be damned if she was ever in a situation like that. i taught her better than that and as the great bill cosby would say, "it starts at home!" no i dont agree with rkelly's actions but i think everyone involved in this disgust has paid dearly throughout the media's opinion. everyone should be able to learn from this horrible lesson and move on. if those cops can get off with cold blooded murder when they *** bell, then this should be a piece of cake. after all, this girl still has her life to move on with....what about bell?
oh and another thing i agree with straightgangsta, they hand picked the jury. alot of them has had some sort of crime committed to them. others have even heard or possibly seen the tape. i love me some kells, but sorry baby, this will not be a fair trial. im like joenmiley, i will stock up on all his cd's cos they will be classic after this case!
I hope they throw his b*tch *** under the jail! He had child porn on his computer in Florida, but since they found it without a search warrant it will never been used in this trial. I hope when they put him in jail it's without protection just like they did poor Tupac only when they rape R. Kelly I hope it's continuously for years! He never thought twice about that little girl or anyone else's daughter when he was out there doing dirt.
He better record all new music now because hes going to jail by reading about those jurors, umm some of them *** be picked, the chicked who was molested or raped, nope she *** be a juror, because shes not going to 4get that her perp got off, and basically rkelly is gonna pay for her perp getting off.
GO AHEAD DUMB ***!(HOTAZZFIREFIGHTER) BLAME A CHILD FOR WHAT A GROWN *** IS DOING. YOU ARE THE SAME *** THAT WOULD JUMP ON YOUR CHILD WHEN SHE TELLS YOU THAT YOUR MAN RAPED HER! YOU SORRY PIECE OF ***, WHY DON'T YOU VOLUNTEER AND GO TO JAIL WITH RKELLY! STUPID ***! I HOPE THEY WHOOP HIS *** ALL DAY LONG!!!! I HOPE THEY HANG THE SNANKING ***!!!!!!
HE OUGHT TO GET A JURY FULL OF CRAZY WHITE RACIST *** THAT CAN'T STAND RAP MUSIC! DON'T GIVE THIS *** A FAIR TRIAL! WHOOP HIS *** ALL DAY LONG! PEERY SON OF A ***! HANG HIM BY HIS *** ALREADY!!!!!!! SWEET JUSTICE IS COMING FOR THIS NO GOOD ***!!!!!!ONE LESS CHILD MOLESTER GOING TO GET *** UP!!!!!!!!THANK YOU SWEET JUSTICE!!!!!!I DON'T GIVE A *** ABOUT NO *** R *** SNANK *** KELLY!!!!!!!!!!
RKELLY DON'T DESERVE A FAIR TRIAL, TAKE HIM OUT TO A BACK ALLEY AND *** HIS *** OFF....THAT OUGHT TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!RKELLY IS GUILTY ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN A CHILD MOLESTER THAT GOT THE SNANK *** NERVE TO PEE ON SOMEBODY!!!!HE IS WORSE THAN A MASS MURDERER!!!!!!!!!!!HANG THE SNANK SON OF A *** OVER & OVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!I WISH I COULD BE THE HANG MAN ON THIS PIECE OF ***!!!!!
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MTO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YA'LL GOT THIS *** LIST. BY LAW IF A JURY MEMBER HAS PREDETERMINED IN THERE MIND SET THAT SOMEONE IS GUILTY THE COURTS WILL DROP THEM FROM THE TRIAL. SO THE FIRST GUY THAT SAYS HE THINKS HE IS GUILTY BUT "HE IS WILLING TO PUT THAT ASIDE AND LISTEN TO THE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE" IIS A BUNCH OF ***, BECAUSE HIS *** WOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED THAT DAY. WHATS THE NEXT ROUND OF LIES YOU GOT FOR US.
@hotazzfirefighter...you a DUMB azz bytch, you cant blame a CHILD regardless of how GROWN she thinks she is/acts, r kelly is a grown azz man who should no better. so if a 4 year old hops into his lap does that give him the right to grind on her?? anybody defending this nasty nicc is just as DUMB STANK NASTY AND GULITY as he is... *** kelly, i can never listen to his songs again since i know NOW he wrote them with a child in mind.....i hope they *** him to death in jail ...NO VASILNE... you WACK AZZ BYTCHES.....
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH vee105 but butch31 *** you BYTCH azz up. you look like a *** perv child molester...you like lil girls too??...ugly *** *** color skinny *** ***...while you telling kell to keep his head up bytch get your muscle tone up...SKINNY IS NOT IN.... you look like you would mess with a little girl...its written all over you ugly *** face with your creepy azz pervert smile...close your mouth ***..you look like you want kelly dic in it.... *** YOU AND ANY OTHER IDIOT DEFENDING HIS BYTCH AZZ..I saw the tape..it was his bytch azz...that lil girl LOOK 12...AINT NO WAY.... he married alliyah when she was 15??? so why do you think that he wouldnt rape a 13 year old. I HOPE KELLY DROP THE SOAP...NO VASILNE...
That's a *** Shame he Had Grown-*** Women Screaming over Him! R.Kelly, R. Kelly but instead he had to go for the BABIES! He's going to be made an example out of!!!! If I was his wife I'd Divorce him, & Sue him for all the Public Embarrassment! I know some of these Girls today is Fast in the ***,& want to grow up FAST, because they're looking for Love in all the Wrong Ways, but To all the Guys out There that want to Date Younger Girls, Don't ASk for Their ID's Just Ask thier Parents for there REAL AGE!!! That *** is S[SPAM] Done! What A Shame!!!
Why all the white jurors have legal background besides that white chick in her 20’s who would clearly yell “rape” if she was in the room with a black celebrity, in the jury pool? Man, these cats are trying to find him guilty. Also, when will these parents be charged with neglect for not knowing where there young a$$ kids are in the middle of the ***?
