Ellise Shafer administratorMore than 25 years after allegations of sexual abuse against R. Kelly first began to surface, the singer’s New York criminal trial is set to begin its opening statements today (Aug.
18). It is one of several sets of charges against him; a Chicago trial is slated to begin after the New York hearings conclude.In this trial, Kelly faces 22 federal counts, including human trafficking, racketeering, child pornography, kidnapping and forced labor.
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