Written by John O. Conor
Singer R. Kelly’s request to be released from prison has been denied by a judge in Springfield, Illinois (AP), who stated that she does not have the authority to take into account the convicted sexual offender’s claims that federal prison personnel planned to kill him.
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Instead of holding Friday’s scheduled hearings in Chicago, U.S. District Judge Martha M. Pacold released a five-page judgment rejecting his urgent request to spend his time on house detention while on temporary furlough.
Born Grammy-winning R&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, 58, is spending time in a Butner, North Carolina, jail for racketeering and child sex offenses.
She looked at and denied each of the ways Kelly’s motion may be entertained, noting that federal courts have limited authority in these situations.
Even in cases like this one, where a claimant argues that the circumstances are extraordinary, jurisdictional constraints must be upheld, according to Pacold. No law or regulation that gives the court jurisdiction has been mentioned by Kelly, and the court is not aware of any. Therefore, in this case, the court is unable to grant relief.
In a series of filings this month, Kelly said that in order to prevent the release of material that would be detrimental to prison officials, prison officials asked white supremacist leaders to have him killed.
Kelly’s lawyer claims that after being placed in solitary confinement, he was intentionally given too much medication, necessitating hospitalization and surgery to treat blood clots.
Pacold pointed out that Kelly provides no proof to support his assertions. According to government attorneys, Kelly concocted a fantastic scheme.
Kelly, who is well-known for songs including “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted in Chicago in 2022 of three counts of creating images of child sexual abuse and three counts of luring kids into have sex. He was convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering in New York in 2021. He is concurrently serving the majority of his 30-year New York term and his 20-year Chicago sentence.
His appeals, even to the US Supreme Court, have not been successful. Kelly has also asked for assistance from President Donald Trump.
