(CNN) In a new court filing Friday, attorneys for the singer R. Kelly claim video shows no one at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, where Kelly is being held, "raised a finger" until an inmate who attacked him was "well into beating Kelly" in late August.
A Bureau of Prisons report says a prison employee ordered the attacker to stop and deployed pepper spray.
Kelly's attorneys claim the video shows the attacker "roamed a great distance within the MCC before carrying out that act, without any opposition. It is undisputed that, as a result, Mr. Kelly has suffered significant physical and psychological injuries."
CNN has not obtained this videotape.
"An unresolved issue remains as to whether MCC personnel encouraged, and then allowed, a beating of Mr. Kelly to take place," wrote Michael Leonard, a lawyer for R. Kelly. "That alone merits an evidentiary hearing."
J3fbr0nd0 on October 27th, 2020 at 17:51 UTC »
Lots of people get beaten in jail, it is kind of a problem.
NorthCoast30 on October 27th, 2020 at 17:17 UTC »
This wasn’t even about his crimes; if you read the article, the guy that beat him just wanted publicity about his own case and beating R.Kelly was the most convenient avenue to do so.
EndoShota on October 27th, 2020 at 17:15 UTC »
I do not feel bad for Kelly, but this is not the kind of justice system I would advocate for. Prisoners' basic safety should be protected, and the system should be reformative, not punitive. To the extent that some offenders can or will not be reformed, keeping them separate from the general public should be enough.