R Kelly: sex trafficking trial to begin with jury selection after several delays

R&B musician, who goes on trial in Brooklyn, was charged with abusing women and girls for nearly two decades

The first phase of the sex trafficking trial of disgraced R&B musician R Kelly will begin with jury selection Monday in New York City after several delays.

A judge in federal court in Brooklyn will question potential jurors about whether they can keep an open mind about Kelly two years after he was charged with abusing women and girls for nearly two decades. The proceeding will occur amid coronavirus pandemic precautions restricting the press and the public to overflow courtrooms with video feeds.