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August 10, 2021

R. Kelly Sex Trafficking Trial Opens in New York
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In New York, jury selection in R. Kelly's sex trafficking trial began
Monday - more than two years after he was charged with sexually abusing
dozens of women and underage girls for nearly two decades. The singer
faces multiple federal criminal charges, including sexual exploitation
of children, kidnapping and forced labor. Cases against R. Kelly have
also been filed in Illinois and Minnesota. If convicted, he faces
decades behind bars. 


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