R. Kelly is a flight risk and a danger to the community, U.S. Department of Justice Attorneys argue in a court motion filed Friday (April 17) asking a federal judge to keep the singer in prison pending trial.
R. Kelly arrives for a hearing on sexual abuse charges at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on May 7, 2019 in Chicago.
Prosecutors also argue that it is"disingenuous" for Kelly to say he has"no means to go anywhere" considering that"in the first quarter of 2020 alone Kelly received over $200k in royalty proceeds." In addition, they say Kelly still continues to have a"significant network of individuals to assist him" on the outside and to do his bidding, including posting on social media in support of him and overtly trying to intimidate his accusers.
Kelly’s attorneys had argued that the singer was experiencing tremendous stress and anxiety due to the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the prisons.
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