R. Kelly Criminal Trial Begins

R. Kelly at a 2019 hearing. Photo by E. JASON WAMBSGANS/AFP via Getty Images By Malaika Jabali ·August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

The criminal trial of disgraced singer R. Kelly began Wednesday in a federal district court in Brooklyn.

Kelly faces multiple charges related to sex crimes in four separate cases, including Cook County, Illinois. Wednesday’s trial is the first to put him on the stands for these charges.

In an opening statement,

Malaika Jabali
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