Thursday, May 08, 2008

Kelly Asks For Further Delay In Child Pornography Trial

clipped from www.sfgate.com

Troubled R&B star R. Kelly has launched a last-minute bid to have his
child pornography trial delayed again.

The trial has been plagued by delays and hold-ups, but was finally due to
begin with jury selection on Friday in Chicago, six years after the singer was initially charged with having sex with a minor.

But Kelly's lawyers have now asked for the trial to be temporarily delayed
due to a recent "torrent of publicity" surrounding the case, which they feel
could have a negative effect on the trial's outcome.

The 41-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges of child pornography,
after a videotape emerged allegedly showing him having sex with an underage
girl.

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