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R. Kelly Child Porn Trial

By Smith Law Offices,

I can't believe its taken 6 years to get here!  Trials can be slow to schedule but this was 2002! From Townhall.com:On the first day of his child pornography trial in Chicago, a suit-clad R. Kelly faced nearly 150 Cook County residents, bowed his head slightly, smiled and said, "Hello." It probably behooved the R&B superstar to make as good a first impression as possible with these particular men and women: A dozen of them are expected to end up on a jury that could find him guilty and send him to prison for up to 15 years. Known for sexually charged hits like "Bump N' Grind," Kelly, 41, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he videotaped himself having sex with a girl as young as 13. After introducing Kelly to the jurors on Friday, Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan read the 14-count indictment against him...continue to full post

Full post as published by SexCrimeDefender on May 11, 2008 (boomark / email).