R. Kelly Jury Adds Five More
Five additional jurors were selected yesterday in the R. Kelly child pornography trial, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The panel now consists of five men and three women, and is evenly split between blacks and whites. Here’s the scoop on the newest jurors:
- A 20-something white woman studying criminal justice who aspires to be a police officer, knows nothing about the R. Kelly case, and only is familiar with his “very old” music.
- A black male culinary student who says he “absolutely” can put aside what he learned from the media about the case.
- A white man in glasses who previously served on two civil trials.
- A black woman in her 20s who works as a teacher’s assistant at a church where the Reverend plead guilty last year to sexually abusing boys.
- A compliance officer with a downtown investment firm wearing an “Impeach Bush” button on his book bag.
Jury selection continues today. In all, 16 panelists will be picked: 12 jurors and four alternates.
