Musician in criminal court as long-anticipated trial on charges of
Sexual Abuse and racketeering begins
R Kelly appeared in criminal court on Wednesday for his long-anticipated federal trial on charges of sexual abuse and racketeering, with a prosecutor describing the disgraced R&B
Singer as a man who used his “fame, popularity and network of people” to entice girls, boys and young
Women before dominating and controlling them.
Maria Cruz Melendez, for the prosecution, told the court in opening statements: “This case is about a predator.”