R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking trial in New York has been moved to September. The Ignition singer – who is currently being held in jail in Chicago on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and child pornography – was set to face a trial for separate charges in New York City in July.
But due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the start of the trial has been postponed by two months to September 29. According to Page Six, Brooklyn federal Judge Ann Donnelly signed off on the date change on a Thursday teleconference.
However, Kelly’s attorney Douglas Anton doesn’t believe the new date will go ahead either, as it doesn’t give the singer’s legal team enough time to prepare their defence.