After several delays, the first phase of the sex trafficking trial of R and B hitmaker R. Kelly will begin with jury selection Monday in New York City.
NEW YORK -- After several delays, the first phase of the sex trafficking trial of R&B hitmaker R. Kelly will begin with jury selection Monday in New York City.
Last week, defense attorney Devereaux Cannick told a judge that Kelly needs to be measured for new clothing because he's gained so much weight in jail. And he asked that court transcripts be provided at no cost because Kelly has been unable to work for two years, saying: "His funds are depleted." The trial had been expected to start earlier in the year. But opening statements were moved to Aug. 18 after Kelly fired his original defense team.
Aaliyah is identified as "Jane Doe #1" in court papers because she was still a minor when Kelly began a sexual relationship with her and believed she had become pregnant, the papers say. The case is only part of the legal peril facing the singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly. He also has pleaded not guilty to sex-related charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
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