R. Kelly fears being killed whereas he is in jail.
The disgraced singer is presently behind bars after being denied bond by a choose earlier this week however he is informed his lawyer, Nicole Blank Becker, that he would not thoughts being in solitary confinement in federal jail as a result of he feels safer as he is conscious different inmates know he is been accused of intercourse crimes involving beneath age women.
However, his legal professional informed TMZ that the ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ hitmaker being in solitary may very well be problematic as a result of he has nobody to lean on for assist or assist.
Kelly is unable to learn or write, in order that makes even fundamental duties, akin to what’s on the commissary listing, extremely tough.
Whereas prisoners usually have entry to the telephone always, the ‘Ignition’ singer could make requires a complete of 15 minutes a month to talk with household and associates. There can also be no entry to the TV or web.
Kelly appeared in court docket earlier this week to plead not responsible to 13 alleged intercourse trafficking costs.
During the listening to, prosecutors insisted he needs to be held in hail as therisk of obstruction continues to be ongoing, and alleged Kelly is a hazard to the group, particularly younger women.
They stated: ”[Kelly has the] distinctive capability to affect and intimidate witnesses and victims, and that continues to today. It’s who the defendant is.”
The star’s lawyer, Steve Greenberg, argued Kelly is not a danger to minors as all however one of many allegations towards him date again to the 90s, and insisted his shopper is not a flight danger as he is already surrendered his passport to the authorities and would not wish to fly.
Greenberg additionally famous the 52-year-old musician would make a ”tough prisoner” due to his notoriety, however the choose finally sided with the prosecution, saying that the allegation of kid pornography alone comes with a ”presumption of detention”.
The listening to got here a month afteR Kelly was final in court docket to plead not responsible to 11 felonies associated to sexual assault and abuse in Illinois, together with 5 counts of aggravated felony sexual abuse, 4 counts of aggravated felony sexual assault and two counts of felony sexual assault.Kelly was additionally beforehand confronted with 10 counts of aggravated felony sexual abuse when 4 girls accused him of sexually abusing them, three of whom declare they had been underage on the time of the alleged incidents.
The musician has denied all allegations towards him.
