Singer, R. Kelly has been denied a release from jail after requesting to be freed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Kelly’s attorneys had asked a judge in Chicago to place the singer on According to legal documents obtained by TMZ on Tuesday, a judge in The judge said: ‘[Kelly] is currently in custody because of the risks As for Kelly’s fears he’ll contract Coronavirus if he remains behind The judge also points to measures taken by the Bureau of Prisons in The singer had also argued that he is part of the at-risk group, but While Kelly noted that he’s had surgery while in jail, the judge The Judge also said that it is unlikely that his trial will proceed R.Kelly is being held at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center,
home confinement at the Roosevelt Collections Loft apartment complex in
Chicago. The attorneys had also complained that the prison’s new
restrictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have made it impossible
for them to meet with Kelly and prepare for trial.
Chicago denied the motion, saying that the 53-year-old R&B singer
remains a flight risk.
that he will flee or attempt to obstruct, threaten or intimidate
prospective witnesses. The defendant has not explained how those risks
have changed.’
bars, the Chicago judge explained there are no confirmed cases of the
virus at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago where the
singer currently is.
combating the spread of the virus in its facilities , like suspending
all social visits and suspending inmate facility transfers.
the judge said that Kelly is fifty-three years old, twelve years younger
than the cohort of ‘older adults’ defined by the CDC as at high risk.’
added, “he does not explain how his surgical history places him at a
higher risk of severe illness. Moreover, officials in Chicago have
advised the government that doctors have completed all treatment for the
defendant’s recent operation.”
as scheduled explaining ‘as conditions return to normal, [Kelly] and his
lawyers will have additional time to prepare for trial.’
where he is awaiting trial on racketeering, sexual misconduct and other
charges in three jurisdictions.
COVID-19: R. Kelly’s bid for jail release due to Coronavirus pandemic is denied
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