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Opening statements expected today in #RKelly's federal trial in Chicago. Jury selection finished yesterday afternoon, with the jury consisting of 2 white men, 2 Black men, 4 Black women and 4 white women. @CourthouseNews
First news of the day from presiding judge Harry Leinenweber in #RKelly's federal trial in Chicago: one juror has called in sick and two are stuck on the train. @CourthouseNews
#Rkelly's trial proceedings are going to be delayed for about 30 minutes, Judge Leinenweber says, while the court waits for the jury to assemble. @CourthouseNews
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🚨BREAKING: R Kelly found guilty in sex abuse trial
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
➡️After six weeks of disturbing testimony, the jury deliberated just nine hours before finding the incarcerated 54-year-old celebrity, trailed by sex abuse allegations for decades, guilty
🔴Prosecutors had accused Kelly of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

#RKellyTrial

🔎Read more: telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

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THIS MORNING: Day 1 of the racketeering case against Robert Kelly aka R. Kelly begins today with jury selection in New York. We are outside of the federal court in Brooklyn waiting to head in. @CourtTV @grinsli
Kelly faces 9 federal counts in New York for alleged sex abuse, exploitation of children, forced labor, child pornography, bribery & trafficking. This is one of several pending cases against him across the country—this is the first one up to go forward.

R. KELLY JURY SELECTION UPDATE: The members of the jury pool are anonymous even to the judge & attorneys. First round of potential jurors were questioned earlier.

Three claimed they’ve changed their minds since last month on whether they could presume Kelly innocent. @CourtTV
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