R. Kelly is headed to trial on a second set of criminal charges related to child pornography, a Chicago federal judge decided on Wednesday.
last month on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Sentencing in that case is set for May 4, and Kelly could launch an appeal after that.
The outcome of those proceedings could still affect when the Chicago trial is carried out, or whether Kelly strikes a broader plea agreement with prosecutors to avoid the trial entirely. But at Wednesday’s hearing, prosecutors and defense attorneys indicated that they intended to bring the Chicago case to trial in August.
Beyond setting a trial date, Wednesday’s hearing cleared up lingering uncertainty over which attorneys would be representing Kelly in the Chicago case. Though Chicago-based attorneys Greenberg and Michael Leonard have represented Kelly since 2018, they exited the New York case just months before trial amid anBut Greenberg represented Kelly at Wednesday’s hearing, and said he “believed” that Kelly had confirmed earlier that day that the pair would represent him in next year's Chicago trial.
Greenberg also said that Kelly was “looking to revamp his team” in Brooklyn, presumably to represent the singer in the sentencing and appellate stages of the case. The new trial is tentatively expected to run three to four weeks, according to statements by both prosecutors and defense attorneys present at Wednesday’s hearing.
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