The date has been set for R Kelly’s New York trial on sexual abuse charges. It will begin on 7 Apr 2021, with jury selection taking place the previous day.Kelly has been held in custody ever since being arrested in July last year and faces charges in multiple American states.
In the New York case – ie the one set to be heard next April – he is accused of leading an operation to aid him in engaging in illegal sexual activity with six women.The musician has made repeated requests for release on bail while he awaits the various court hearings, all of which have been denied.
Concerns have been raised by prosecutors that Kelly is a flight risk, and that he may also try to intimidate witnesses if allowed to go free in the run up to trial.Fears of.
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