09-03-2019 00:31 via people.com

Jussie Smollett Indicted on 16 Counts of Disorderly Conduct for Allegedly Making False Reports

Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury in Chicago, according to multiple reports.
The indictment on Friday charges the Empire star with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly making false reports, the Associated Press, CNN and CBS Chicago report.
Smollett, who was charged on Feb. 20 with disorderly conduct, “knew that at the time … there was no reasonable ground for believing that such offenses had been committed,” according to the indictment obtained by CBS
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