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Prosecutor: R. Kelly's current trial is about singer's 'hidden' side

Headline from NWI Times, on the newest of 3 developments

Kelly is charged in federal court in his hometown of Chicago with enticing of minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 pornography trial at which he was acquitted.

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Developments in this update

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  1. R Kelly Accuser to Give Key Testimony on Trial-Fixing Charge

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  2. Did R Kelly fix his child pornography trial? Jury selection begins in new trial to determine guilt

    Headline from KVUE ·

  3. Newest

    Prosecutor: R. Kelly's current trial is about singer's 'hidden' side

    Headline from NWI Times ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

70 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    R Kelly Accuser to Give Key Testimony on Trial-Fixing Charge (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago that starts Monday is in many ways a do-over of his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted the singer on charges that he produced a video of himself when he was around 30 having sex with a girl no older than 14.

  2. Washington Times

    R. Kelly accuser to give key testimony on trial-fixing charge (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago that starts Monday is in many ways a do-over of his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted the singer on charges that he produced a video of himself when he was around 30 having sex with a girl no older than 14.

  3. CBS News

    R. Kelly heads back to trial as accuser in alleged child sex video set to testify (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The singer's federal trial on charges he conspired to obstruct justice in his 2008 state child pornography trial starts Monday in Chicago.

  4. NBC News

    R. Kelly to face federal trial in Chicago on charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in a case that stems from the complaints of several women who allege that Kelly, 55, lured them into sex acts while they were underage.

  5. KVUE

    Did R Kelly fix his child pornography trial? Jury selection begins in new trial to determine guilt (opens KVUE)

    Published

    KVUE's feed description

    Prosecutors say Kelly threatened and sought to pay off the girl and her parents so they wouldn't testify at the 2008 trial. None of them did.

  6. Breitbart News

    R. Kelly's Federal Trial Begins in Chicago, Could Add Time to 30-Year Sentence (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Jury selection begins Monday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago, where the R&B singer faces charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening and paying off a girl who he allegedly filmed himself having sex with when he was around 30 and she was no olde…

  7. Herald Bulletin

    R Kelly jury selection underway for trial fixing allegations (opens Herald Bulletin)

    Published

    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    Jury selection is underway at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago. The R&B singer faces charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening

  8. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    R Kelly trial on whether he fixed 2008 trial set to start (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Published

    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    Jury selection begins Monday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago. The R&B singer is accused of rigging his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening and

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    R. Kelly Faces Federal Trial in Chicago on Charges of Child Pornography, Obstruction of Justice (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The R&B singer is accused of rigging his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening and paying off a minor who he allegedly filmed himself having sex with to ensure she wouldn’t testify.

  10. NPR

    R. Kelly is going on trial in Chicago after being convicted in New York (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago is starting. The singer faces a slew of legal battles and was already sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering.

  11. Fox32 Chicago

    R. Kelly trial: Jury selection to begin today in Chicago federal court (opens Fox32 Chicago)

    Published

    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Jury selection begins Monday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago, where the R&B singer faces charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening and paying off a girl who he allegedly filmed himself having sex with when he was around 30 and she was no olde…

  12. NBC Chicago

    R. Kelly's New Chicago Trial to Take Jurors Back to Peak of Star's Career, Early Allegations (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    R. Kelly, 55, is set to go on trial all over again Monday, this time in Chicago’s federal courthouse, on the second of two indictments that effectively ended his freedom in July 2019.

  13. NBC Chicago

    R Kelly Trial Begins Monday in Chicago, Accuser to Testify (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago that starts Monday is in many ways a do-over of his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted the singer on charges that he produced a video of himself when he was around 30 having sex with a girl no older than 14.

  14. Newsweek

    What Is R. Kelly on trial for and where is he right now (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    R. Kelly is on federal trial for a second time, with charges continuing to rack up against the disgraced R&B star.

  15. Fox News

    Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Jury selection is underway at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago. The 'I Wish' singer faces charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial.

  16. NBC News

    R. Kelly sexually assaulted minors and paid witnesses to cover up evidence, prosecutors say as his trial begins (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Opening statements came Wednesday in the R&B singer's federal trial on charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice.

  17. NWI Times

    Prosecutor: R. Kelly's current trial is about singer's 'hidden' side (opens NWI Times)

    Published

    NWI Times's feed description

    Kelly is charged in federal court in his hometown of Chicago with enticing of minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 pornography trial at which he was acquitted.

  18. Omaha World-Herald

    R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case (opens Omaha World-Herald)

    Published

    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    A federal jury has been impaneled R. Kelly’s to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued about whether the government improperly sought to keep

  19. Washington Examiner

    Jury selected in R. Kelly child pornography and trial-rigging case (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The jury has been selected and is set to hear opening statements in the federal trial of R. Kelly that will decide multiple charges against the R&B singer.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    R. Kelly trial over child sexual abuse imagery, jury rigging to start in Chicago | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The disgraced entertainer has been accused of tampering with the jury in his 2008 trial. The 55-year-old will also face new charges related to trafficking and child abuse imagery.

  21. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Prosecutor: R. Kelly trial about singer's 'hidden' side (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    R. Kelly's federal trial on allegations that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial and enticed girls for sex is about the R&B singer's

  22. Deutsche Welle

    R. Kelly trial over child sexual abuse imagery, jury rigging starts in Chicago | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The disgraced entertainer has been accused of tampering with the jury in his 2008 trial. The 55-year-old is also facing new charges related to trafficking and child abuse imagery.

  23. WFMZ Allentown

    R. Kelly jury to hear opening statements at trial in Chicago (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Opening statements are giving prosecutors and R. Kelly’s attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the R&B singer of enticing minors for sex, producing child

  24. Courthouse News Service

    Jury hears opening arguments in second R. Kelly federal trial (opens Courthouse News Service)

    Published

    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Federal prosecutors accuse the former R&B star of producing at least four videos featuring him engaging in sex acts with underage girls.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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