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Defense wants reporter to testify in rapper trial
posted 12:58 pm Fri May 23, 2008 - CHICAGO
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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 (Day-roh-GAH'-tus) 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.
The judge says he'll make a ruling May 30th.
Kelly has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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