AdvertisementR. Kelly's Trial Has Begun. The Singer Faces Decades Of Sex Abuse ChargesUpdated August 18, 2021Anastasia TsioulcasAndrew LimbongfacebookEmailSinger R. Kelly appears in a Chicago courtroom in March 2019. The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers," and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on August 18, 2021.