Why R.Kelly was denied bail?

A federal judge in New York City has denied bail to disgraced singer R Kelly in his sex-abuse case.

Kelly didn’t attend the hearing on Wednesday on a defense motion asking for his release on bond.

His lawyers had asked the judge to reconsider granting him bail because he is only able to see one girlfriend at a time in jail, according to US media.

Kelly faces a number of sex-related charges in Chicago and New York, and was refused bail following a court hearing in Chicago in July.

A request to reconsider granting the 52-year-old bail was filed on Monday in New York, where he is charged in connection with a racketeering scheme to sexually abuse girls, the Chicago Tribune has reported.

The motion is reported to include the complaint that only one person unrelated to Kelly can visit him at a time over 90 days.

Kelly lived with two women before he was jailed.

US District Judge Ann Donnelly on Wednesday agreed with prosecutors that he is a flight risk and a potential threat to witnesses.

He remains detained in Chicago. A judge there hasn’t ruled on a request to reconsider releasing him on bond.

Kelly, whose full name is Robert Kelly, is accused of using his fame to recruit young women and girls for illegal sexual activity.

The New York judge set a trial date of May 18.

That would follow a trial in Chicago scheduled to begin on April 27.