R. Kelly is finally on trial! The R&B superstar is charged with 14 counts of child pornography for allegedly videotaping himself having sex with a girl as young as thirteen years old, then urinating in the child's face. The 41-year-old has pled not guilty, and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Over the last six years, I have spoken out and led protests against R. Kelly at his Los Angeles concerts, as well as at the NAACP Image awards. (It had the audacity to nominate a pedophile for an "image" award in 2005.)

So, the fact that I led a protest against R. Kelly outside the courthouse on Friday morning in Chicago came as no surprise. I have been the target of hate e-mail and criticism by R. Kelly's management and his ghetto supporters who claim that Kelly is innocent and deserves his day in court.

I believe Kelly is guilty. However, I agree that he deserves his day in court. We have waited six long years for this day. If he was really innocent, and wanted to clear his name, he wouldn't have allowed his high-priced legal team of lawyers to drag this out for several years with delay after delay.

My criticism of Kelly (I deem him the "world's greatest pedophile") begins from the fact that he married the late R&B singer Aaliyah in 1995, when she was just 15 years old. The couple's marriage certificate was published in "Vibe Magazine" and newspapers worldwide. Aaliyah’s parents later had the marriage annulled. Is it just me or, does anyone else feel that it is wrong for a grown man to marry and have sex with a 15 year-old?

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Najee Ali is Executive Director of Project Islamic H.O.P.E, a national civil rights organization that advocates for the human rights of oppressed people regardless of race, gender or religion. He was selected by Wave Newspapers and Our Weekly Newspaper as one of the 25 most influential black leaders in Los Angeles.