File this one under: "Couldn't happen to a nicer guy…"
‘No one raised a finger’ to stop R. Kelly jail beating, singer’s lawyers say
sauce: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-r-kelly-jail-beating-evidentiary-hearing-20201016-vitpz2eguberflgaqf3u7t3g64-story.html
"A convicted gang member accused of beating singer R. Kelly in his jail cell was allowed to roam “a great distance” at the federal jail in downtown Chicago and no one “lifted a finger” to ward off the attack, Kelly’s lawyers alleged in a court filing Friday."
[snip] In a motion Friday, Kelly’s attorneys said “an unresolved issue remains as to whether Metropolitan Correctional Center personnel encouraged, and then allowed, a beating of Mr. Kelly to take place.”
[snip] Kelly suffered “significant physical and psychological injuries” from the attack, his lawyers said.
[snip] Kelly, 53, faces federal indictments in two states on charges related to sexual abuse as well as multiple indictments filed in Cook County. He has been held without bond since his arrest in July 2019.