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Legendary Musician R Kelly Begs To Be Let Out Of Jail Following Coronavirus Wide Spread In Prisons

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Robert Sylvester Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor and former semi-professional basketball player from Illinois.

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The celebrated singer was accused of sexual misconduct and he is currently waiting for trails as he is currently held in a jail in Illinois as he awaits trial.

The singer who is held at Illinois filed a plea through his lawyer Steven Greenberg on Thursday, March 26. 

R Kelly has pitched to be released from jail for the fear of contracting COVID-19 which is gradually spreading across the world.

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R Kelly’s attorney filed a motion in which he talked about coronavirus spreading around the world, and the health risks he believes his client is facing while penned up in Chicago MCC.

According to him, it does not matter the steps the jail takes to ensure proper sanitation it will still be substandard and the risk of the virus spreading in there is great.

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The singer pleads to be released on bond and says he is willing to wear electronic monitoring.

Kelly said he would go to live with his last remaining girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage, at an apartment complex in Chicago.

Source: AfricaCelebrities.Com

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