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Questions linger about what, if anything, a man who made a surprise call to defense attorneys might be able to say to help R. Kelly at his child pornography trial, informs AP reports.
Judge Vincent Gaughan abruptly adjourned Wednesday afternoon after an attorney for the R&B singer said he received a call from the potential defense witness. The judge said attorneys needed time to depose the mystery man.
Gaughan said the man could potentially impeach someone else's testimony, but he didn't elaborate.
Kelly attorney Sam Adam Sr. said the man was expected to fly to Chicago on Wednesday night from another state. Adam told the judge that, if need be, defense attorneys would interview him into the early morning hours on Thursday.
The unexpected delay came after two witnesses testified earlier on Wednesday that they could identify a female who appears on a sex tape at the center of case, bolstering prosecution arguments that she was underage at the time.
The witness list is sealed, though speculation is rife about who might testify Thursday.
Prosecutors began presenting their case last week. They have already called more than a dozen witnesses, including a former Kelly employee and a one-time backup singer, as well as several relatives and childhood friends of the alleged victim. |