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Lawyer who compared R. Kelly to Martin Luther King couldn't convince jury

Defense lawyer Deveraux Cannick looks on after R. Kelly was found guilty of all charges in his sex abuse trial at Brooklyn's Federal District Court in New York, U.S., September 27, 2021. [Courtesy, Reuters]

The late addition of a lawyer with experience handling high-profile clients wasn’t enough to help singer R. Kelly beat charges that he sexually abused women for decades.

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