R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial goes forward next week with opening statements. FEDS ASK JUDGE TO INCLUDE NEW SEX ASSAULT, BRIBERY ACCUSATIONS AGAINST R. KELLY AT TRIALThe jury selection spanned three days with Kelly seen on a video feed sitting impassively at the defense table, wearing glasses and dressed in a suit. Federal prosecutors say the group selected victims at concerts and other venues and arranged for them to travel to see Kelly. The women only started accusing him of abuse years later when public sentiment shifted in the #MeToo era, they said. R. KELLY'S SEX TRAFFICKING TRIAL MOVING FORWARD WITH JURY SELECTION AFTER MULTIPLE DELAYSKelly, 54, won multiple Grammys for "I Believe I Can Fly," a 1996 song that became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings, advertisements and elsewhere.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2021 21:55 UTC