Judge in R. Kelly trial orders reporter to court

Yahoo! News - 3rd Jun 2008

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R. Kelly: The judge in R. Kelly's child pornography trial warned a newspaper reporter who failed to appear in court Tuesday that he must show up Wednesday or face contempt charges.

Judge Vincent Gaughan rejected arguments from Chicago Sun-Times lawyers that music critic Jim DeRogatis' rights as a reporter would be violated if he were ordered to testify. The judge said DeRogatis wasn't asked to appear "as a reporter" but "as a material witness to a crime."

Gaughan said Tuesday morning that he would consider ordering DeRogatis' arrest, but later only issued a new order for him to be in court Wednesday.

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