A federal judge has denied embattled R&B singer R. Kelly's request to be released from jail. The singer's lawyers had argued for release based on concern about contracting the coronavirus.
A federal judge in New York on Tuesday denied R&B singer R. Kelly’s request for release from jail in Chicago. The singer’s lawyers had argued for release based on concern about contracting“The defendant is currently in custody because of the risks that he will flee or attempt to obstruct, threaten or intimidate prospective witnesses,” U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly of Brooklyn wrote in her denial. “The defendant has not explained how those risks have changed.
The 53-year-old Kelly has been in custody in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicagoon federal child pornography, obstruction of justice and racketeering charges. Three staff members at the federal lockup have tested positive for the virus, but no inmates have been reported with infections. Cases have been reported at Cook County Jail in Chicago and other jails and
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