One case illustrates the difficulties: The R&B star’s own 2008 trial at which he was acquitted. CHICAGO—Prosecutors will have to clear a series of high legal hurdles if they intend to charge R. Kelly and convict him, even if there’s video evidence. Kelly’s across-the-board acquittal in 2008 stunned many legal observers, and a future Kelly trial team may try to use similar defence strategies. In the 2008 trial, Kelly’s alleged victim, who by then was around 23 years old, did not testify. Prosecutors also called on Kelly acquaintances who said the man in the video was clearly Kelly.

Source: thestar February 20, 2019 14:48 UTC