R. Kelly – Officer Sued For Allegedly Leaking Singer’s Personal Information Says Prison Is Not A Place Where He Should Expect Privacy

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R. Kelly – Officer Sued For Allegedly Leaking Singer’s Personal Information Says Prison Is Not A Place Where He Should Expect Privacy

The defendant being sued by incarcerated singer R. Kelly is fighting back against his complaint.

Reportedly, the former prison guard denied all the accusations pertaining to the leak of R. Kelly’s personal information and argued that the musician shouldn’t expect privacy behind bars anyway.

According to court documents obtained by In Touch, the ex-state official, who reportedly worked for the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago while Robert “R.” Kelly, 57, was detained there during his federal trial, said that she never illegally accessed his information to use for personal gain.

If you recall, the “Ignition” artist filed a federal complaint against the woman last year, accusing the government of violating his rights by allowing their employee to use their servers to collect and sell his personal information to blogger Tasha K.

In her response to the suit, the woman claimed she never used the company computers without or above her granted authorization and argued that R. Kelly didn’t suffer any actual harm due to the documents being leaked. Additionally, the woman also furthered that her conduct was not outrageous or intentional, and insisted that the singer was “not in a place where” he should expect privacy in the first place.

As you may know, Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in jail after being convicted in Chicago on several RICO and sex abuse charges. He alleged that the leaked data to Tasha K significantly impacted the trial, and according to his lawyer:

“created chaos in [Kelly’s] personal life, even using the information to influence witnesses in [Kelly’s] criminal prosecution.”

However, the defendant’s lawyer reportedly motioned to have all charges against their client dropped and asked that the entire case be tossed. A lawyer for the U.S. government – who are also listed as defendants in the suit – reportedly made a similar motion in response to the complaint. They argued that they did not breach the duty of care to Kelly during his incarceration, writing in a court document:

“The United States is not subject to institutional liability stemming from allegedly widespread negligent practices or policies,” 

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While the lawyer reportedly acknowledged that government servers were used to secure and leak information about Kelly, they insisted that a thorough internal investigation into the matter was conducted. However, charges were never brought against anyone, and the prison officer in question retired shortly after the probe began.

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