R Kelly Suffering From Numbness In Prison – R. Kelly is suffering from multiple medical issues while in jail, his lawyer said in a motion to reconsider bail for the singer.
Chicago attorney Steve Greenberg, who represents Kelly, filed the motion Monday in the Eastern District of New York stating that Kelly should be immediately released as he has no previous convictions and presents no flight risk or danger to the community.
The motion also cites previously undisclosed health issues including numbness in Kelly‘s hand, anxiety and an untreated hernia that Kelly allegedly suffers from, claiming that Kelly is not “presently receiving adequate medical care.”
New York Prosecutors charged Kelly in July alleging the singer has abused women and girls for two decades, dating from 1998 to 2018. The federal charges include one count of racketeering and four counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits sex trafficing across state lines. There are five victims in the New York indictment. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
R. Kelly returned to a Chicago courtroom Tuesday as a judge declined to raise bond for his criminal matter in the city in wake of federal indictments against the singer. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has the details.
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Judge Steven L Tiscione denied Kelly‘s original request for bail in August.
Kelly was arrested in Chicago on July 12 on a 13-count federal indictment and has since remained in custody at the Metropolitan Correction Center. Kelly is also facing 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois.
Greenberg submitted the motion written to New York Judge Ann M Donnelly citing that Kelly possesses “almost no financial resources” and is not a serious risk of flight, citing his passport, which was issued eight years ago and contains no passport stamps. Kelly has known history of being afraid to fly.
A trial for R. Kelly‘s federal case is expected to take place in the spring, a judge ruled Wednesday as attorneys for the singer fight to have him released from jail. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi reports.
Kelly‘s case is scheduled for a conference meeting Tuesday in Brooklyn.
