Philadelphia D.A. Seth Williams' trial delayed until June

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The criminal trial for Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has been delayed.

His corruption trial was scheduled to begin May 31st, but Friday morning officials postponed it until June 19th.

This comes after six additional fraud charges were filed against Williams on Tuesday. That's on top of the 23 counts he was already facing, including bribery.

Williams has not resigned, and continues to maintain his innocence.

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