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Judge excuses 16 potential jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial, many who said they would have trouble being impartial

CHICAGO — Jury selection in R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago got underway Monday with the judge questioning 30 potential jurors about what they know about the indicted R&B star and the charges against him.

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R. Kelly’s Chicago trial begins, a ‘horrific’ hit-and-run and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

As jury selection set to begin, judge denies request to remove any who’ve seen ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docu-series from pool

CHICAGO — The judge presiding over R. Kelly’s second federal trial sped through a slew of pretrial decisions Monday before prospective jurors were brought in, ruling in favor of prosecutors on several high-profile requests.

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As jury selection set to begin, R. Kelly’s attorney wants any who’ve seen ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docu-series removed from pool

CHICAGO — A number of last-minute issues are already hanging over R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago as jury selection gets underway on Monday, including a request by Kelly’s attorney over the weekend to dismiss potential jurors who have seen the popular Lifetime docu-series “Surviving R. Kelly.”

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly judge dismisses nearly half of potential jurors on trial’s 1st day, including those who say they can’t be fair

No jurors were seated Monday. But after court, Kelly defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean said the jury pool had already been tainted by mentions of Kelly’s previous conviction in court.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly’s Chicago federal trial to put spotlight on brawling ‘26th & Cal’ legal tactics

CHICAGO — When Chicago-born R&B star R. Kelly walked out of the Cook County criminal courthouse a free man in 2008, it wasn’t just a stroke of luck.

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly’s new Chicago trial to take jurors back to peak of star’s career, early allegations

Kelly’s defense attorney calls the trial starting Monday “total and complete overkill.” But legal experts say it could help vindicate other accusers and ensure the superstar remains in prison.

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Who’s Who in R. Kelly’s Chicago trial?

The R&B singer will face another Chicago jury on Aug. 15, 2022. Here’s who he is and who else will be in the courtroom throughout the trial.

Chicago Sun-Times

Larry Hoover tries again for sentencing break, says he wants ‘nothing to do’ with Gangster Disciples

A judge last year declined a request from Hoover for a lower sentence under the First Step Act. But the judge gave the Gangster Disciples founder room to try again.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly taken off suicide watch at Brooklyn federal jail

NEW YORK — R. Kelly was taken off of suicide watch Tuesday after the convicted R&B singer complained that officials at Brooklyn’s federal jail placed him in isolation for no reason.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors defend decision to place R Kelly under suicide watch

Attorneys for the Brooklyn detention center where the singer is being held say he matches the criteria to be put under supervision

The Guardian - US

R Kelly remains on suicide watch ‘for his own safety’, authorities say

The US Attorney’s Office said Kelly remains on suicide watch ‘for his own safety’

The Independent UK

R. Kelly put on suicide watch at Brooklyn’s federal jail

NEW YORK — R. Kelly has been placed on suicide watch at Brooklyn’s federal jail following his 30-year sentence for sex trafficking — and his lawyer says the disgraced R&B star has no business being there.

Tribune News Service

R Kelly placed on suicide watch after being sentenced for sex trafficking, lawyer says

The disgraced R&B singer’s legal team says he’s not suicidal, but was put on watch for ‘punitive reasons’

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Benzinga

Singer R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking, Racketeering

Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday following a conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges last year.

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in federal court in New York after judge says he left ‘a trail of broken lives’

NEW YORK — Chicago-born R&B superstar R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, punctuating a remarkable fall from grace after decades of sexual misconduct allegations.

Chicago Tribune

‘I literally wished that I would die’: R. Kelly victims begin addressing singer at sentencing hearing

NEW YORK — Seven women, some soft-voiced and sobbing, others with blazing anger, stood in a New York courtroom Wednesday to speak about a seemingly endless pattern of trauma and abuse at the hands of R. Kelly.

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly’s summer of reckoning

CHICAGO — It’s been nine months since Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly was last in a New York courtroom, where he was convicted by a jury after decades of allegations of sexual misdeeds.

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Los Angeles Times

Bill Cosby’s rep claims ‘astonishing victory’ after jury finds Cosby liable for abuse

On Tuesday, a jury in Santa Monica found Bill Cosby liable for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in the 1970s and ordered him to pay $500,000.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Civil Jury Finds Bill Cosby Sexually Abused Teenager in 1975

Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in favor of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000. She said the fact that jurors believed her…

WEKU

Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975

The jurors' decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old entertainer once hailed as America's dad.

France 24

Jury in US civil case finds Bill Cosby sexually assaulted teenager in 1975

Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Cosby sexually abused teen in 1975, civil trial jury rules

Judy Huth, who alleged the events happened at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16, is awarded $500,000.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations Over

After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday. By the end of the court day Friday,…

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