CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors this week shot back against accusations that the former lead prosecutor on the R. Kelly case had inappropriate contact with potential witnesses, saying much of the purportedly suspicious contact between her and a key victim had to do merely with scheduling and logistics.
And attorneys for Kelly co-defendant Derrel McDavid made a fiery response Wednesday, saying they want to call the prosecutor as a trial witness to explain herself under oath.
The filings were the latest in a wide-ranging battery of motions ahead of Kelly’s next trial. Most of the attorneys’ recent requests have yet to be resolved; jury selection begins Monday.
