An R. Kelly fan who spent a month behind bars after yelling "Free R. Kelly" was released.
The 41-year-old Kelly, whose given name is Robert Kelly, could have faced up to 15 years in prison.
The assistant state's attorney suggested jurors think of the trial as comparable to one for homicide, in which victims are absent.
She angry about the sentences handed down to Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, while T.I. served just a house arrest term and R. Kelly's child pornography case took six years to get to court.
The trial commenced in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday with Judge Vincent Gaughan urging Kelly to reconsider his decision not to testify.
R. Kelly's defense team has rested its case in the star's child pornography trial - only two days after the legal team's arguments began.
Dfense witness and video analysis expert Charles Palm claims the black mark appears - and disappears - because the video has been duplicated so many times.
Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis is to appear at R&B singer R. Kelly's child pornography trial or face contempt charges, a judge has ruled.
Lisa Van Allen told jurors she first had sex with Kelly and the alleged victim in front of a camera in 1998.
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