Judge turns down R. Kelly’s request to reveal names of his accusers
Federal Judge Ann Donnelly
on Wednesday shot down a request from R. Kelly to reveal the identities of two
alleged victims of the fallen R&B star who are listed as Jane Does in court
papers.
Brooklyn Federal Judge Ann
Donnelly denied Kelly’s motion after prosecutors working on the case against
the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer warned her that unmasking the Jane Does could
leave them open to threats.
Prosecutors cited a purportedly threatening letter that Kelly sent to Heather Williams, another accuser who alleges in a lawsuit that the disgraced singer gave her herpes when they had sex in 2017 on Long Island. Williams was 19 years old at the time.
According to court papers,
Kelly said in a letter to Williams that if she “really cares about her own
reputation she should cease her par...