Nicole Blank Becker (Photo: LinkedIn)
Nicole Blank Becker, who served as head of the sex crimes unit at the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office until she left last year to go into private practice, is representing infamous R&B singer R. Kelly, who's accused of sex crimes.
Blank Becker, an attorney in Bingham Farms, tells Christina Hall of the Detroit Free Press she got the job through a referral.
Judge Vonda Evans, whom [I] have known since practicing in Detroit, had a connection to the R. Kelly camp. She immediately thought of me because of my experience with sex crimes. I had a number of meetings with Robert and then I was part of the team.
Blank Becker worked for the Legal Aid Defender Office in Detroit and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office before joining the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office in 2005. She went into a private practice in 2018. She said she started representing Kelly in March.
Kelly was charged in February with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims, including three who were underage. He denies any wrongdoing.
