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Reporter not required to testify in R. Kelly trial even without federal shield law in place

By Bob Chiarito

Although reporter Jim DeRogatis could have been forced to testify in the recent R. Kelly trial in Chicago, a federal judge declined to make him, deciding that defense attorneys had not made their case. It was a surprise–and a relief–for DeRogatis, who broke the R. Kelly sexual-abuse story in 2000 and has reported on it…

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September 22, 2022

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