Prosecutors Fighting R. Kelly Over His Plan To Question Potential Jurors On Whether They Ever Had An STD
June 14 2021, Published 12:21 p.m. ET
The prosecutors taking on R. Kelly are asking the court to not allow the disgraced singer to grill potential jurors about any past STDs.
According to court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, New York prosecutors have filed a motion ahead of Kelly’s upcoming criminal trial which is scheduled to start on August 9.
He is facing charges of racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, forced labor, kidnapping, and bribery.
Kelly recently submitted a list of questions he wants to ask everyone who is coming in to possibly be a part of the jury. One of the questions read, “Have you, a family member, or a close friend, ever contracted or been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease?”
In court documents, Kelly is accused of exposing his alleged victims to Herpes without telling them of his STD.
On his questionnaire, Kelly also included questions about the age of consent and whether they watched the docu-series Surviving R. Kelly on Lifetime.
His legal team is curious to find out about each person’s feelings on the #MeToo movement. He clearly wants to try to get rid of anyone who has strong feelings about women’s rights.