Defense wants reporter to testify in R. Kelly trial
Posted May 23, 2008 11:00 pm
CHICAGO -- A judge says Chicago Sun-Times lawyers have a week to respond to a motion asking for a reporter to testify at rapper R. Kelly's child pornography trial.
The defense wants to call Jim DeRogatis to ask how he got a sex tape in 2002 that's now the center of the trial.
Defense attorneys also want to know if DeRogatis copied the videotape. A lawyer for the Sun-Times says DeRogatis' actions should be privileged under the First Amendment.
The judge says he'll make a ruling May 30th.
Kelly has pleaded not guilty to the charges.