R Kelly Secrecy
Kelly has been fighting child pornography charges in Chicago this month but the media isn’t learning much on the trial’s progress due to secrecy measures imposed by the judge presiding over the case. The singer pleaded not guilty to a 2002 charge of sexually assaulting an underage female in the Chicago area. The Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune have intervened in the case this week objecting to the secrecy measures. The papers want the judge to release court filings, stop closing hearings to the public and release transcripts to 3 closed-door hearings held this month. Another hearing is taking place today, Friday. The judge is likely to delay dealing with this matter until May 8, a day before jury selection. A case this big and of big importance, we can’t deal with secrets.
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