KELLY ASKS FOR FURTHER DELAY IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRIAL

KELLY ASKS FOR FURTHER DELAY IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRIAL

LATEST: Troubled R+B star R. KELLY has launched a last-minute bid to have his child pornography trial delayed again.
The trial has been plagued by delays and hold-ups, but was finally due to begin with jury selection on Friday (09May08) in Chicago, Illinois - six years (02) after the singer was initially charged with having sex with a minor.
But Kelly's lawyers have now asked for the trial to be temporarily delayed due to a recent "torrent of publicity" surrounding the case, which they feel could have a negative effect on the trial's outcome.
The 41-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges of child pornography, after a videotape emerged allegedly showing him having sex with an underage girl.