Federal judge who presided over R. Kelly trial dead at 87 after battling lung cancer

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U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, who presided over singer R. Kelly’s trial on child sex abuse charges, has died. He was 87. Leinenweber died Tuesday

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, who presided over singer R. Kelly’s trial on child sex abuse charges, has died. He was 87.

President Ronald Reagan nominated Leinenweber, a former state lawmaker, to the bench in 1985. He took senior status, a form of semi-retirement, in 2002 but continued to work. Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonojean wrote in an email that she loved trying cases in front of Leinenweber.

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Federal judge who presided over R. Kelly trial dead at 87 after battling lung cancerU.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, who presided over singer R. Kelly's trial on child sex abuse charges, has died. He was 87. The eastern division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois released a statement saying Leinenweber died Tuesday evening.
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