The judge in charge of R. Kelly's trial in Chicago has decided to delay the deadline, scheduled for October, because of the coronavirus crisis. Indeed, so that the hearings can take place in optimal conditions, and not lead to an annulment of the trial, the federal judge Harry Leinenweber decided that he would rule another date in October.
R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago has been postponed again https://t.co/rAmlfsaWqS
- Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) August 18, 2020As the Chicago Sun Times recalled , the musician's lawyers are trying to get him released from prison, arguing that it is not safe for him to stay behind bars until the coronavirus crisis is resolved, to no avail. . With this postponement, it is even more time that the interpreter of Ignition will have to spend in the company of his fellow inmates.
Prosecuted for child pornography images
R. Kelly is being prosecuted in Chicago for possession of child pornography images, and obstruction of justice. The Chicago attorney plans to call no less than 50 witnesses to the stand in what promises to be a resounding trial. The artist must also be tried in New York for racketeering and sex trafficking. This trial has also been postponed. Both of these trials are at the federal level.
R. Kelly is also expected in another trial in Chicago for assault and sexual abuse of three women, minors at the time of the facts. In Minnesota, the interpreter of I Believe I Can Fly must be tried for trying to have sex with a minor, a fan of him.
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In R. Kelly case, three men were arrested for attempting to intimidate the victims
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