His New York trial will now begin in September. R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking trial has pushed back due to coronavirus.
The singer, who is currently being held in a Chicago jail on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and child pornography, was set to stand trial for separate sex offences in New York City in July.
However, the start of the trial has now been postponed and will kick begin on September 29. As Page Six reports, Brooklyn federal Judge Ann Donnelly confirmed the date change on a conference call yesterday (April 16).
Kelly’s attorney Douglas Anton has since cast scepticism over the new trial date, believing that it does not give the singer’s legal team enough time to assemble their defence.
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