Jury selection starts in R Kelly sex trafficking case

R Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago in 2019 (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

The first phase of the sex trafficking trial of R&B hitmaker R Kelly has started with jury selection in New York City.

US District Judge Ann Donnelly began questioning potential jurors about whether they can keep an open mind about Kelly two years after he was charged with abusing women and girls for nearly two decades.