CNN checks in on the still-to-come R Kelly child porn trial, now five years in the making. It’s like the Chinese Democracy of sex crimes litigation.

Apparently there have been some road blocks:

A series of sometimes bizarre events, including a judge’s tumble from a ladder and a case of appendicitis, have delayed the 40-year-old R&B superstar’s trial far longer than the norm.

It’s clear someone upstairs has been willing to do whatever it takes to ensure the full-scale fruition of Trapped in the Closet.

UPDATE: It’s strangely inspiring to me that the man behind The Wire’s Omar Little, perhaps the greatest character in the history of television, is also responsible for James the Policeman.