Lawyers continue to argue over prosecutor’s contact with R. Kelly’s witness days before Chicago federal trial | app
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors this week hit back at accusations that former lead prosecutor in the case R. Kelly had inappropriate contact with potential witnesses, saying much of the allegedly suspicious contact between her and a victim key was simply related to planning and logistics.
And attorneys for Kelly’s co-defendant, Derrel McDavid, responded eagerly on Wednesday, saying they wanted to call the prosecutor as a trial witness to explain themselves under oath.
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