Because of R. Kelly's extensive history of tampering with jurors the jury for his upcoming trial will be sequestered and remain anonymous...
From ABC Chicago
The federal racketeering and sex trafficking case of singer R. Kelly in New York City will be heard by an anonymous jury that will be partially sequestered, according to a judge's ruling.
US District Judge Ann M. Donnelly granted a motion sought by federal prosecutors for an anonymous jury in a ruling issued on October 8 and unsealed on Friday.
"Empaneling an anonymous jury is appropriate given the seriousness of the charges, the defendant's history of obstructing the judicial process, the potential for juror intimidation and the intensity of media attention given to this case," Donnelly wrote in her ruling.
