For the 3rd time in as many weeks, a pass judgement on has ordered that, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, R. Kelly should stay in federal custody prior to he faces trial on obstruction of justice, racketeering and kid pornography fees in New York. U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly, of the Eastern District of New York, on Tuesday denied a movement from Kelly’s lawyers that sought a bail listening to and an order for his transient liberate. “The defendant maintains that any risk can be mitigated through a combination of measures imposed on his release, including restrictions on social media, internet and telephone use,” Donnelly wrote, highlighting that federal prosecutors in Illinois have accused Kelly of witness tampering