In this courtroom sketch Jerhonda Pace testifies against R&B star R. Kelly on Wednesday in New York. WATCH | Trial of R&B star R. Kelly calls 1st witness:R. Kelly’s sexual assault trial gets underway in New York 2:00 Singer R. Kelly appeared in a New York courtroom Wednesday, to stand trial on charges of sexual assault, bribery and racketeering. The women's stories got wide exposure with the Lifetime documentary Surviving R. Kelly. R. Kelly's attorney Nicole Becker is surrounded by reporters as she arrives at Brooklyn Federal court on Wednesday. The New York case is only part of the legal peril facing the singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly.
Source: CBC News August 19, 2021 00:23 UTC