R. Kelly appeared in court Monday for the first day of his second trial in Chicago in 14 years. It began with jury selection in his federal trial where he faces child pornography and obstruction of justice charges.

Jury selection is underway for disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago, as he prepares to face child pornography and obstruction of justice charges.Already sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges in federal court in New York,

Coming on the heels of his sentencing in New York, the trial marks a new low for Kelly, whose popularity had remained undiminished even after he was indicted in 2002. That shifted sharply after the 2019 airing of the docuseries “Surviving R.

Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on separate charges that he used his fame to sexually abuse other young fans.

The judge quizzed would-be jurors about how much they watched of the 2019 series, what they could recall about it & whether they could be impartial if selected.

Prosecutors say Kelly threatened and sought to pay off the girl and her parents so they wouldn't testify at the 2008 trial. None of them did.

Jury selection is underway at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago. The judge questioning would-be jurors is paying special attention to whether they watched a 2019 documentary

Jury selection in R. Kelly's federal trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial began Monday with the judge and attorneys quickly focusing on whether would-be jurors watched a 2019 documentary about sex abuse allegations against the R&B singer.