R. Kelly Sex Abuse Trial Gets Underway

An anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women was sworn in to hear the case.

A prosecutor described sex abuse claims against R&B star R. Kelly Wednesday, saying the long-anticipated trial now underway was “about a predator" who used his fame to entice girls, boys and young women before dominating and controlling them physically, sexually and psychologically. “This case is not about a celebrity who likes to party a lot," Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Cruz Melendez told the Brooklyn jury as she explained the evidence to be revealed at his federal trial. “This case is about a predator," she said.