R Kelly's defence against accusers emerges: 'All of them are lying'

R Kelly's defence against accusers emerges: 'All of them are lying'

That fight will ultimately be waged in court, with an audience numbering just 12 jurors.

While the day lawyers deliver opening statements to jurors inside a Cook County courtroom is still many months or even years away, court filings and comments by his lead attorney after the R&B star was charged in February provide clues about an emerging legal strategy.

Based on comments by Kelly and his attorney, they intend to question the veracity of his accusers and argue that, if he had sex with them, it was consensual and he thought they were of age.