Bail Continued for Rapist Who Fled

A Connecticut judge ruled that a convicted rapist, who fled the country for eight years to avoid prosecution, could remain free on bond until his sentencing next month. Prosecutors had asked that Alex Kelly be jailed, citing his flight from justice that ended in 1995 with his surrender in Switzerland. In announcing his decision, Stamford Superior Court Judge Kevin Tierney said: “There is a constitutional right [in Connecticut] to bail.” Prosecutors argued that the $1-million bond was not enough to ensure that Kelly, 30, will show up in court July 24 for sentencing on his rape conviction.