Novel trial date put for R Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) – A federal receive on Tuesday all over again delayed R. Kelly’s trial in Chicago on minute one pornography and other costs thanks to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, postponing it to subsequent one year

The 53-one year-outmoded R&B; important person has been within the relieve of bars since his arrest in July 2019 and two trial dates, for April after which October this one year, were earlier struck. His new trial date is Sept. 13, 2021.

The Grammy Award-winner has pleaded no longer guilty federal costs in Chicago accusing him of filming himself having sex with underage ladies and of paying off doubtless witnesses at his 2008 trial to gain them to alternate their reports.

All over a Tuesday listening to held by mobile telephone, U.S. District Deem Harry Leinenweber said the September date would possibly per chance perhaps silent be field to alternate.

As soon as a trial does gain underway, prosecutors urged Leinenweber it would hang round three weeks to most unique their evidence to jurors.

Kelly additionally faces federal racketeering costs in Novel York, as neatly as assert costs in Illinois and Minnesota. His Novel York trial is scheduled to delivery up April 7. Kelly has denied ever sexually abusing any individual.

Judges gather rejected plenty of requests by Kelly to delivery him from prison pending trial. Kelly cited the unfold of the virus on the downtown Chicago prison where he’s being held, amongst other reasons.

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