R. Kelly’s federal child pornography and obstruction lawsuit has been moved to September 13, 2021, The New York Times reports. The trial was originally scheduled for April 27, 2020 in Chicago, and given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, US District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber acknowledged that the new date could change again.
Kelly was arrested in July 2019 on the basis of a 13-count federal charge alleging that he sexually assaulted minors and also conspired to obstruct justice. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Kelly is facing numerous charges, including sexual misconduct charges in Hennepin County, Minnesota, a five-time indictment in New York “relating to coercion and transportation of women and girls in interstate trafficking to engage in illegal sexual intercourse. activities “, and more. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges in Brooklyn and Cook County, Illinois.