R-kelly Asks For Further Delay In Child Pornography Trial.

09-05-2008 06:59

R-kelly Asks For Further Delay In Child Pornography Trial....

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.