A. Is Kelly a threat to jurors in his upcoming New York trial? This is in any case what the federal prosecutors in charge of the case seem to think, who according to TMZ asked the judge that the identity of the members of the jury be protected. They demand in particular that all those called to decide the fate of the star are escorted by the police upon arriving and leaving the court, but are also protected and isolated from the press during their lunch break.
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- KULANI (@kulanicool) July 4, 2020"These measures are necessary to protect jurors and ensure that the process is administered fairly," they say.
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The government claims that R. Kelly is known for "his coercive maneuvers in which he forces women to write compromising letters and then use them to blackmail them".
The singer's lawyer, who has no problem with the fact that the jurors are escorted on their arrival and departure from the court, considers the request to protect their identities absurd. “It is absurd that we do not know where these people come from or what kind of job they have. These things are essential to understand how they think and see things, ”he told TMZ.
The trial is scheduled to start next September after being postponed. R. Kelly, already incarcerated in Illinois in another case, pleaded not guilty to racketeering and for acts of pedophile.
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