R&B star R Kelly will be back in court on Wednesday for his long-anticipated federal trial. He has been accused of sexually abusing women and girls while pursuing fame and fortune. R Kelly was acquitted in a 2008 child pornography case in Chicago but once the #MeToo campaign gained steam, more and more victims came to the fore.

The victims’ stories got wide exposure with the Lifetime documentary “Surviving R. Kelly.”

The series explained how Kelly was protected by his supporters and how he silenced his victims for decades. This would prompt him to land in jail in 2019 in a federal racketeering conspiracy case.

Prosecutors in Brooklyn have lined up multiple female accusers — mostly referred to in court as “Jane Does” — and cooperating former associates who have never spoken publicly before about their experiences with Kelly.

The ‘Jane Does’ are expected to testify how Kelly’s managers, bodyguards and other employees helped him in recruiting women, girls and boys for sexual exploitation, Associated Press reported.

The victims said that the group would select victims at concerts and other venues. Following that they would arrange for them to travel to see Kelly in the New York City area and elsewhere. This was in direct violation of the Mann Act, the 1910 law that made it illegal to “transport any woman or girl” across state lines “for any immoral purpose.”

Upon arrival, Kelly’s entourage would set down rules about not speaking to each other. The rules would also give them instructions on how they should dress and needed permission from Kelly before eating or going to the bathroom. Also, they allegedly were required to call him “Daddy.”

However, defense lawyers countered by saying Kelly’s alleged victims said that they “were dying to be with him.”

The lawyer said that the women only started accusing him when the public sentiment shifted against him.

Kelly, 54, is perhaps best known for his hit “I Believe I Can Fly,” a 1996 song.