R. Kelly will finally go before a judge Wednesday after being arrested in 2019 for charges tied to child pornography, a case that has culminated after years of accusations that the R&b singer used his fame and influence to sexually abuse women and girls.
Kelly begins his criminal trial Wednesday in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, starting after a long delay in part because of the Covid-19 pandemic but also because of scheduling issues for other charges he faces.
His case is one of the most high profile of the #MeToo era, spawning a damning documentary series called “Surviving R. Kelly” and being the subject of more reports that have accused him of overseeing an enterprise that for decades recruited women and girls to have sex with him. He’s also come under scrutiny for his annulled, 1994 marriage to the late singer Aaliyah when she was 15 years old, details of...
Kelly begins his criminal trial Wednesday in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, starting after a long delay in part because of the Covid-19 pandemic but also because of scheduling issues for other charges he faces.
His case is one of the most high profile of the #MeToo era, spawning a damning documentary series called “Surviving R. Kelly” and being the subject of more reports that have accused him of overseeing an enterprise that for decades recruited women and girls to have sex with him. He’s also come under scrutiny for his annulled, 1994 marriage to the late singer Aaliyah when she was 15 years old, details of...
- 8/18/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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