R. Kelly will remain in jail until 2020 when the trial starts. A Brooklyn judge denied the singer’s request to be released from jail while...
R. Kelly will remain in jail until 2020 when the trial
starts. A Brooklyn judge denied the singer’s request to be released from jail
while awaiting trial.
Prosecutors say
Kelly was a flight risk if he gets out of jail while his criminal case is
pending. But his lawyers argued that
even if Kelly was out of jail he does not have the funds to leave the country.
Prosecutors also refute claims that Kelly won’t tamper with
or intimidate witnesses, saying the singer “has a history of coercing women to
write letters containing false and embarrassing allegations” so he can use them
as blackmail.
Despite reports that he is broke, prosecutors also claimed
that Kelly still receives hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties for his
music. The government alleges that he’s redirecting royalties to the bank
account of a childhood friend, but could easily redirect the money to himself.
A Chicago judge has set a trial date for April 27, 2020, in
the singer’s federal case where he is accused of child pornography and
obstruction of justice.
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