pieds piper of r&b soon in the hands of a jury. singer r. kelly on trial in new york for federal sex related crimes inside the courtroom right now as his defense attorneys make closing statements. the performer is accused of a variety of crimes including racketeering, sex trafficking and kidnapping. if convicted could face up to life in prison. nbc s ron allen who s outside the courthouse in brooklyn where that trial is taking place joins us now. ron, the prosecution presented their closing arguments over the last day and a half. now it s the defense s turn. what kind of case are they making right now with that jury? reporter: put simply, taying basically all of these women are groupies, stalkers and liars trying to make money off r. kelly nap documentary, surviving r. kelly, saying these women are surviving off of r. kelly. that s what they re basically doing trying to find and point out to the jury what they see as