US prosecutors say singer R. Kelly had sexual contact with an underage boy

Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday, July 23, 2021, asked a judge for permission to admit what they said was evidence for which R Kelly has not been charged, at his upcoming sex-trafficking trial in Brooklyn. Photo: AP

Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly's sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims.

Prosecutors aired a wide-ranging raft of additional allegations - but not new charges - against the R&B star in a court filing Friday (July 23). Jury selection is due to start Aug 9 in a New York federal court for Kelly, who denies ever abusing anyone.