RnB singer R. Kelly will go on trial next month� facing fourteen counts of child pornography. 

According to the Cook County�s attorney office the trail date is set for September 17 � more than five years after he was first charged with possession of child pornography in 2002.

Kelly has pleaded not guilty to all fourteen counts of child pornography - which include allegations that the singer engaged in sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl.

In 2005, Kelly told the Associated Press: "I'm going through my own struggle ... and you're either gonna fold or you're going to stand and I believe in standing."

Since Kelly's arrest in 2002 - the case has been hit rigorous delays. This includes the hospitalisation of  R-Kelly for a burst appendix � as well as scheduling conflicts with the singers sought after attorney Ed Genson.