How R. Kelly’s Chicago trial fits into the fight to end gender-based violence

Jury selection is underway for the singer’s second federal trial.

By Lynnea Domienik
How R. Kelly’s Chicago trial fits into the fight to end gender-based violence
Faith Rodgers, right, who testified recently at R. Kelly's criminal trial in New York, addresses reporters alongside her attorney Gloria Allred, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Allred's offices in Los Angeles. Rodgers addressed comments made by Bill Cosby’s spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt, that Kelly was “railroaded” and did not receive a fair trial. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
How R. Kelly’s Chicago trial fits into the fight to end gender-based violence
Faith Rodgers, right, who testified recently at R. Kelly's criminal trial in New York, addresses reporters alongside her attorney Gloria Allred, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Allred's offices in Los Angeles. Rodgers addressed comments made by Bill Cosby’s spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt, that Kelly was “railroaded” and did not receive a fair trial. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

How R. Kelly’s Chicago trial fits into the fight to end gender-based violence

Jury selection is underway for the singer’s second federal trial.

By Lynnea Domienik
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R. Kelly returns to a Chicago courtroom to stand trial for federal child pornography charges after being sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex-trafficking earlier this year.

Reset digs into the trial and how it fits into the larger conversation around gender-based violence and how to stop it.

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