Music icon, R. Kelly faces a daunting task in regaining his freedom as two of his attorneys have requested to be withdrawn from his case ahead of his latest trial scheduled for Chicago.
Attorneys Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard confirmed the filing last Friday as reported by CBS Chicago.
Moreover, they are literally washing their hands off his New York trial in June of 2021 as well. Greenberg told CNN back then that he believed Kelly was “insistent that we work with people who we felt would be rendering ineffective assistance as counsel.”
The legendary musician whose expertise in various genres of music and remarkable influence he exerts on every record he works on is being prosecuted for having sex with minors and filming the process.
He was first hurled before the court of law in 2008 for child pornography but he was acquitted.
In the meantime, federal prosecutors have charged Kelly with filming himself having sex with underage girls, and using physical and financial intimidation tactics against witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes.
He is also being charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse and sexual assault.
Vibe meanwhile reports that one of the alleged victims, identified as Minor 1 and at the center of the 2008 trial, is now reportedly cooperating with the prosecution and may be expected to testify at trial.
