R. Kelly's team calls for acquittal; judge to rule Thursday
The motion for an acquittal claims the fed's evidence is insufficient to get a conviction against the disgraced singer.
R. Kelly trial: Judge considers motion for acquittal from R&B singer's team
The judge in the R. Kelly case took a recess for the day on Wednesday, and the R&B singer's team is now calling for an acquittal. The motion for an acquittal claims the prosecution's evidence is insufficient to get a conviction against the disgraced singer.
Federal prosecutors rest their case against R. Kelly
Federal prosecutors have rested their case against R. Kelly. The defense will begin calling witnesses Thursday.
R. Kelly trial: Prosecutors rest their case against R&B singer
Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of evidence and testimony in their effort to show that the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial.
Two R. Kelly accusers take stand, say they were sexually abused by singer while underage
Two additional accusers took the witness stand in R. Kelly’s federal child pornography trial Monday, alleging the superstar sexually abused them when they were minors in the late 1990s.
Two R. Kelly accusers take stand, say they were sexually abused by singer while underage
Two additional accusers took the witness stand in R. Kelly’s federal child pornography trial Monday, alleging the superstar sexually abused them when they were minors in the late 1990s.
What to make of R. Kelly's trial heading into week three
Ronald S. Safer from Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP shares his takeaways from the federal trial of R. Kelly and what he expects to come out of court this week.
Witness: R. Kelly manager threatened her over stolen video
A former girlfriend of R. Kelly wept on the witness stand Thursday as she testified that a Kelly business manager told her in 2007 she should have been killed for causing the R&B star so much trouble by stealing a video from a gym bag full of recordings of Kelly having sex with women and girls.
‘I said a million dollars’: Man testifies he helped R. Kelly hunt down sex tapes — for a price
After striking a deal with R. Kelly’s private detective and business manager, Charles Freeman knocked on a door and demanded the woman there give him the “mother f—ing tapes that ya’ll stole from Robert Kelly.”
Testimony in R. Kelly's federal trial focuses on singer's finances in second week
The federal trial of R&B star R. Kelly enters its second week in Chicago, with the prosecution shifting its focus away from graphic material shown last week. Monday's testimony focused on the singer's finances and alleged obstruction of justice conspiracy.
Testimony resumes as R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago moves into the second week
The federal trial of R&B star R. Kelly enters its second week in Chicago, with the prosecution shifting its focus away from graphic material shown last week. Monday's testimony focused on the singer's finances and alleged obstruction of justice conspiracy.
What to expect from week two of the R. Kelly trial in Chicago
Criminal defense attorney Ron Safer talks about what he expects to see play out in federal court this week regarding the R. Kelly trial.
R. Kelly witness: I didn’t want to 'carry his lies'
A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly as a minor testified Friday that she agonized several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer, but she ultimately did because she didn’t want to “carry his lies.”
R. Kelly's Chicago trial: Jurors see explicit video of alleged underage victim
A young woman testified Thursday that R. Kelly had sex with her "hundreds" of times, while she was underage.
R. Kelly's Chicago trial: Woman describes frequent abuse by singer before she was 18
A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified Thursday that the R&B singer sexually abused her "hundreds" of times before she turned 18 years old, starting when she was 15.
Attorneys give opening statements in R. Kelly's Chicago trial
With the jury now in place for R. Kelly's Chicago trial, attorneys on both sides gave their opening statements Wednesday.
Prosecutors describe R. Kelly's 'dark side' during federal trial
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 “dark” and “hidden” side, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.
R. Kelly's Chicago trial: Prosecutors tell jury about singer's 'dark side'
R. Kelly kept an ugly side of his life hidden as he escaped poverty in Chicago and rose to pop music stardom, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the singer’s trial on charges accusing him of enticing girls for sex and rigging a 2008 child pornography case.
Jury seated in R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago
A federal jury was impaneled Tuesday in R. Kelly’s hometown of Chicago to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued toward the end of the process about whether the government was improperly attempting to keep some Blacks off the jury.
R. Kelly's Chicago trial: Jury seated, opening statements expected to begin Wednesday
A federal jury was impaneled Tuesday in R. Kelly’s hometown of Chicago to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued toward the end of the process about whether the government was improperly attempting to keep some Blacks off the jury.