Singer R Kelly on trial in Brooklyn Court
On Wedneday, the American R&B superstar, R Kelly, will appear in federal court after decades of sexual trafficking allegations.
He is accused of racketeering, bribery and recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity. The singer denies any wrongdoing.
Newsday asked Sonia Rao, Pop culture reporter for the Washington Post about the significance of the trial:
"Increasingly people have been looking at the power structures in place and whether or not this is something we want to continue to support"
(Photo: R. Kelly arrives for a child support hearing at a Cook County courthouse in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. March 6, 2019. Credit: Reuters/Kamil Krzaczynski)
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