“He has not established compelling reasons warranting his release"
27.03.2020 - 02:11 / billboard.com
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Kelly has made a pitch to be released from the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center on bond as he awaits his trial in Illinois federal court, citing a fear of contracting the rapidly-spreading coronavirus.In a motion obtained by Billboard, filed by his attorney Steven Greenberg on Thursday (March 26), it states that the encouraged social distancing from the CDC are "simply impossible" in the correctional facility's close quarters."No matter what steps they take the sanitation will be
.“He has not established compelling reasons warranting his release"
A New York judge has shot down R. Kelly’s bid for an early prison release amid coronavirus concerns.
R. Kelly recently asked a judge to free him from federal jail in Chicago, where he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, but the request has been rejected.
A New York Federal judge has denied R. Kelly’s request to be released from prison due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Brooklyn judge on Tuesday denied R. Kelly’s request for release due to the coronavirus pandemic, finding that he is not among the inmates most endangered by the disease.
TSR Updatez: R. Kelly was hoping his plea to be released from the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center would be granted due to the risk of being exposed to the coronavirus. Unfortunately, things are not going his way, as it has reportedly been determined that he is not among the inmates impacted by the disease.
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — A Brooklyn judge on Tuesday denied R. Kelly’s request for release due to the coronavirus pandemic, finding that he is not among the inmates most endangered by the disease.
R Kelly has joined the list of celebrities who are asking to get out of prison citing health concerns over Coronavirus Pandemic. Kelly, who is currently being held without bail after being arrested on multiple sex crime charges, is asking a federal judge to free him from jail in Chicago. The motion of bond filed in the court last week states that the singer is within the category of people described as high-risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amid the ongoing health crisis.
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R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of the virus behind bars put Kelly's life at risk.
CHICAGO -- R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of the virus behind bars put Kelly's life at risk.