Jussie Smollett Indicted on 16 Counts of Disorderly Conduct for Allegedly Making False Reports
The indictment on Friday charges theEmpirestar with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly making false reports, theAssociated Press,CNNandCBS Chicagoreport. A representative for the Cook County State’s Attorney did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment. Smollett and his legal team previously said they are gearing up to launch an “aggressive defense,” according to his attorneys Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson. “Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked,” Pugh and Henderson said in a statement given to PEOPLE on Wednesday....