Grand Jury Indicts Jussie Smollett On 16 Counts

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A grand jury has indicted Jussie Smollett on 16 counts of felony disorderly conduct.

A grand jury in Chicago has indicted actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts. He is accused of lying to police when he reported he had suffered a racist, homophobic attack.

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Jussie Smollett is now facing deeper legal troubles after a grand jury returned 16 felony counts against the actor for falsely reporting a hate crime attack against him in January.

The grand jury returned the disorderly conduct charges on Thursday. He is scheduled to be arraigned on March 14. The specific allegations–“false report of offense”– are Class 4 felonies.

“Jussie Smollett knew that at the time … there was no reasonable ground for believing that such offenses had been committed,” according to the indictment.

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Couldn’t happen to a “better” person, amirite?

h/t CBS Chicago